Yoruba group seeks Tinubu’s intervention over escalating fatal attacks in Osun

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, signed into law the Park Management Bill recently passed by the House of Assembly.

A statement by Adeleke’s Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, said the governor, while signing the Bill into law at the Government House, lauded the House of Assembly for its proactiveness and dynamism, calling the new law a major step towards modernising Osun State transport system and creating a worthwhile experience for commuters and operators across the state.

The statement read in part: “I applaud the House Speaker and members of the House for always acting in the best interest of the state. I have gone through the bill as passed by the House and I am convinced that it is the best solution to the perennial crisis and challenges facing the Osun transportation park system.

“Having signed this bill into law, I assure all stakeholders that implementation will commence in earnest. In line with the law, we will ensure that Osun people and other interests are accommodated for efficient service delivery across the state.”

Earlier in his remark, the Speaker, Adewale Egbedun, said the House complied with its standing rules to process and finalise the passage of the bill, assuring the governor and the citizenry that the new law provides answers to questions bordering the minds of most Osun people.

MEANWHILE, the Yoruba Progressives Forum has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene in the worsening security situation in Osun State, expressing concern over recurring killings, suspected cult clashes and attacks that have claimed lives and left residents living in fear.

The group lamented that hardly does a week pass without reports of violent attacks and killings in different parts of the state, warning that the situation requires urgent and coordinated action by the Federal Government and security agencies to prevent further loss of lives.

In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Abdullateef Olalekan, popularly known as Asiri Ede, the Forum said the persistent violence, particularly incidents involving suspected rival cult groups, had become a serious threat to public safety, peace and economic activities across the state.

The group, which also called on the Osun State Commissioner of Police, other security agencies, traditional rulers, religious leaders, community heads and youth organisations to rise to the challenge by working together to address the causes of the violence, discourage cultism and promote peaceful coexistence, urged the President, Adeleke and all relevant stakeholders to treat the situation as an emergency, insisting that Osun State must not be allowed to descend further into violence and insecurity.