APC tackles Gov Adeleke after formation of Cybercrime Action Committee

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State says it is unfazed by the government's decision to set up a Cybercrime Action Committee in the state.

In a statement, Tajudeen Lawal, the Chairman of the largest opposition in the state described the move as threatening the opposition and turning Governor Ademola Adeleke into a dictator.

According to him, the move to set up such a committee was an afterthought aimed at planting fears in the minds of citizens who have continuously accused the governor of awarding a N50bn public road contract to unqualified companies.

He declared that Osun APC would be battle-ready to confront and resist, through legal means, all draconian policies fashioned to repress the voice of the opposition in the state, Daily Post reports.

Recall Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi said the move to set up the Cybercrime Action Committee was to sanitize the political space and ensure politicking took place under an atmosphere of responsibility, decency and honesty.

Social media has become the go-to platform for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress to debate issues relating to governance.

“It defies logic that a governor who has been shielding from arrest his chief propagandist, who is being wanted by the DSS for allegedly planting fake news about the son of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Femi Oyetola, is the one touting to curb cyber bullying," Lawal said.

“The issue is that Governor Adeleke is under pressure to defend his corruption-friendly government, which has become a butt of jokes among discerning minds in the state.

“If not, why is this repressive move coming up at this time when our party took him headlong on the shady deals that bedeviled the award of his purported multi-billion road/flyover contracts?

“We want to assure Governor Adeleke that no matter his antics, we, as a party, would not surrender our inalienable rights to act to type as a credible opposition to his reactionary, clueless and corrupt government, in the overall interest of the people of the state.”