2023 Elections: Adeleke Instructs Security Agencies To Clamp Down On Hoodlums

Senator Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, issued a warning against electoral violence and said that security forces had been told to crack down on criminals in the state.

Fidel Info reports that the state’s citizens were then urged by Adeleke to exercise peace during Saturday’s general elections.

Adeleke referred to the election as “a significant milestone in the democratic growth of Nigeria in which all eligible citizens must actively engage to decide the future of the nation” in a pre-election statement that was obtained in Osogbo and was personally signed by him.

Adeleke argued that in order to ensure effective government for the present and coming generations, Osun residents need take part in the electoral process as responsible citizens.

The statement read in parts, “our government has declared today a public holiday. All eligible voters must take up their voting cards and get set for the historical elections tomorrow. The electoral authorities have provided an enabling environment for the conduct of free and fair elections. Security agencies have also mobilized to protect citizens as they exercise their constitutional rights.”

“Let me use this medium to warn against electoral violence. Security agencies are under strict instruction to clamp down on hoodlums and agents of violence. I have equally instructed service commanders to arrest thugs wherever they may be. This election must be held under a peaceful atmosphere. Democracy is about choice, not killing and maiming.”

He further said: “I urge all of us as agents and lovers of democracy to make Osun state the most peaceful throughout this election period and beyond. We are peace loving people and we must remain so, now and all the time.”