Osun APC, PDP, commerce blame over imposition of curfew in Igbajo city

Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the state authorities of fuelling stress in Igbajo following the dying of the embattled Owa of Igbajoland, Oba Philip Adegboyega Famodun, who handed away on Friday.

In an announcement issued on Monday by the social gathering’s spokesman, Kola Olabisi, the APC alleged that the state authorities was complicit in creating unrest throughout the interval put aside for the embattled monarch’s seven-day conventional burial rites.

The social gathering chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, stated, “It’s disheartening that the Governor Adeleke-led authorities couldn’t cover its pathological hatred for the deceased Oba Famodun even in dying.”

The APC criticised the federal government’s declaration of a 24-hour curfew in Igbajo, describing the timing as disruptive to the continuing rites that commenced on Sunday.

Lawal added, “We wish to state unequivocally that the Adeleke authorities must be held accountable for any disaster which will erupt in Igbajo over the conduct of the continuing conventional rites.”

The opposition referenced previous communal clashes within the state, alleging that administrative lapses had beforehand contributed to tensions in affected communities.

The APC additionally famous that though Oba Famodun was topped in November 2022, his set up was nullified by an government motion later reversed by the Excessive Courtroom of Osun State on 31 January 2025.

The assertion stated, “The Excessive Courtroom reinstated Oba Famodun because the Owa of Igbajo, making him on the time of his dying the final Owa who shouldn’t be denied his conventional burial rites.”

The social gathering urged the Inspector-Common of Police to intervene and referred to as for an instantaneous reversal of the curfew within the curiosity of peace.

Responding, the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP, accused the APC of trying to shift blame for its alleged neglect of the late monarch throughout his ill-health.

In a counter-statement signed by its chairman, Sunday Bisi, the PDP stated, “The APC ought to clarify why it deserted the late Gboyega Famodun in his hours of wants as an alternative of blaming the state authorities.”

The PDP argued that the curfew was imposed primarily based on safety reviews indicating an imminent breakdown of legislation and order in Igbajo.

Bisi acknowledged, “The governor has an obligation to make sure the upkeep of legislation and order by applicable workings of the safety council.”

The social gathering claimed that safety businesses had reported makes an attempt by alleged APC supporters to disrupt peace within the city, prompting the choice to impose restrictions.

It additionally questioned the position the APC needed to play in organising the burial rites of the deceased monarch and described its criticisms as an try to masks inner failures.

The PDP urged the Inspector-Common of Police and the general public to ignore what it described as deceptive claims from the opposition, insisting that Governor Adeleke acted strictly inside constitutional boundaries.

DAILY POST had reported that within the aftermath of the announcement of the demise of Famodun, Governor Ademola Adeleke on Monday imposed a 24 hour curfew in igbajo city.

The imposition of the curfew, an announcement issued by Kolapo Alimi, the Commissioner for Info and Public Enlightenment got here following a reported breakdown of legislation and order that lasted from Sunday evening into the early hours of Monday.

Based on the assertion, the intelligence obtained from the Particular Adviser to the Governor on Safety, Samuel Ojo, indicated that tensions escalated amongst residents after the latest dying of Oba Famodun, the embattled Owa of Igbajo land who reportedly died in Abuja on Friday.