Osun election: APC, Accord at war over alleged attacks on members

Following Saturday's Osun governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the ruling Accord Party have been locked in a dispute over allegations of attacks on their respective members. The APC accused supporters of the Accord Party of launching attacks on APC members and supporters after Adeleke was declared the winner by INEC. Conversely, the Accord Party rejected these allegations and claimed that APC members were responsible for attacking their own members.

Kola Olabisi, a spokesperson for the APC, alleged that there was a surge in post-election violence across the state, with attacks on APC members and local government chairmen violating their "illegal sit-at-home" orders. He also alleged that members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) had utilized suspected thugs to gain access to motor parks in the state. APC warned that such attacks could incite retaliatory violence and urged the Osun State Police Command to bolster security.

In contrast, Victor Akande, the chairman of the Accord Party in Osun State, dismissed the allegations. He contended that the party was committed to peaceful political engagement and accused APC supporters of being the aggressors. Akande alleged that APC members had been behind attacks on Accord members and that the police had been involved in unlawfully detaining Accord supporters before, during, and after the election.

He dismissed the APC's claims as propaganda and urged the public to disregard them, attributing Adeleke's victory to the backing of Osun residents.