ADELEKE URGES WARRING COMMUNITIES TO STOP DRIVING INVESTORS OUT OF OSUN
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Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, has urged the residents of the communities of Ifon and Ilobu to put an end to hostilities and embrace peace.
There have been violent conflicts between armed groups from the two communities, resulting in fatalities and property damage.
This led to the governor enforcing a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the affected communities after the altercations and dispatched security personnel to carry out the directive.
However, while addressing residents during visits to the two towns, Adeleke said the resolutions and other political strategies already adopted by his administration would tackle the root causes of the clashes, repeating his resolve to deal harshly with those behind the communal unrest.
A statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, obtained in Osogbo on Saturday, quoting Adeleke partly read, “I am here to preach peace as a condition for development and better lives for our people.
“I am here to warn that there is no room for warmongers and sponsors of violence. It is in everybody’s interest for peace to reign permanently in these communities.
“If you don’t know, your needless confrontations are scaring investors away from Osun. Don’t allow yourself to become agents of under-development. Let us jaw-jaw instead of war.
“I charge you all to sheathe your swords and embrace dialogue. Instead of blood shedding and destruction of properties, why not join hands to build a prosperous society? Our administration will reinforce and sustain peace at all costs. Join the Imole peace move now.”
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