The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) has urged President Bola Tinubu to act quickly to address the local government situation in Osun State.

Governor Bala Mohammed, the forum’s chairman, issued an appeal on Thursday in Abuja.

Mohammed said that PDP governors noted with concern the recent political violence in the state which led to loss of lives and destruction of property.

He urged Tinubu to direct all law enforcement agencies to contain the situation in the state without further delay, restore law and order and ensure preservation of lives and property before it got out of control.

He also called on the Director-General of Department of State Service (DSS), the Inspector-General of Police and the heads of other law enforcement agencies to act on time.

“The concern of the PDP-GF stems from the fact that the Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun had warned about the imminent breakdown of law and order and appealed to the responsible authorities to act to forestall this,’’ he said.

Mohammed condemned the resort to self-help by political players whose conduct ought to have been guided by the provisions of extant laws in a democratic society.

“The forum further notes, with deep worry, the resort to violence as a means of settling political and legal disputes and warns all those fanning the embers of discord to desist forthwith.

“The PDP-GF commends the governor of Osun for the timely warning in the form of statements he issued before these political actors resorted to violence. His action is a mark of exemplary leadership,’’ he said.

Mohammed, who charged all the stakeholders in Osun to abide by the law, said that political leadership should be about patriotic sacrifice and service to the people and not about bloodbath and violent criminal conducts.

“In this regard, the PDPGF further avers that with regard to the protection of lives and property, there are no partisan divides or ideological divisions.

“Every political leader should be serving the people and working towards their safety, protection and welfare.

“Finally, the PDPGF is desirous of seeing a full and total return of normalcy in Osun, the restoration of law and order and the quick identification and decisive trial of all those charged with violent disruption of the peace in Osun,’’ he said.

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that his crisis with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike led to his freedom to govern the state.

Fubara made the remark while receiving the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev Henry Ndukauba and bishops of the church at the state’s Government House in Port Harcourt, the state Capital.

He recalled Ndukauba’s efforts to end the crisis between him and Wike.

Despite efforts by President Bola Tinubu and other political stakeholders, the crisis had continued.

Fubara said: ‘’God has a way of doing his things. Maybe if we had got peace, I wouldn’t be enjoying the freedom that I am enjoying today.

“I start first in a very unusual way to say thank you. This appreciation would have come much earlier. Many of you here may not understand why I am thanking him.

“When the crisis started, as a man of God who believes that the two main parties (Fubara and his immediate predecessor, Nyesom Wike) are people from his communion, he made several phone calls and booked several appointments but none of them was granted to him.

‘’I want to thank him for what he did even though it didn’t yield the required result, but you see God has a way of doing his things.

“Maybe if we had got peace then, I wouldn’t be enjoying the freedom that I am enjoying today.

‘’So at times, God will be saying let the trouble be there so that there will be peace. But that is not to say that we encourage trouble.

‘’ Peace remains the best thing, both internally and externally because it attracts development.”

The media office of former Sokoto governor Aminu Tambuwal has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to fulfill its campaign promises instead of targeting critics of its policies.

Speaking on Saturday, Tambuwal stated that no politician with a conscience would join the APC, claiming that those defecting to the ruling party were motivated by “stomach infrastructure.” He argued that the country’s economic crisis made APC membership unappealing.

In response, APC spokesperson Felix Morka dismissed Tambuwal’s remarks, branding him a “notorious and vainglorious party defector.” Morka accused the former governor of hypocrisy, stating that his own history of political defections was driven by self-interest.

On Monday, Tambuwal’s media team released a statement condemning Morka’s remarks as an attempt to stifle opposition and distract Nigerians from the deepening economic and security challenges.

“Rather than addressing pressing issues like economic hardship, insecurity, and governance failures, the APC resorts to cheap propaganda and personal attacks—a tactic that reveals its desperation and leadership failure,” the statement read.

Tambuwal’s team accused the APC of using coercion, enticement, and intimidation to weaken opposition voices and push Nigeria toward one-party rule.

“The APC’s portrayal of recent defections as a result of President Tinubu’s so-called economic reforms is both misleading and insulting to Nigerians, who are enduring unprecedented hardship,” the statement continued.

It criticized the administration’s handling of the economy, citing rising inflation, worsening insecurity, and increasing unemployment that has forced businesses to shut down and plunged many into poverty.

The statement also defended Tambuwal’s legacy, emphasizing his role as a founding member of the APC and his “unassailable record of selflessness and patriotism.”