From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has justified the reversal of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s position on the suspension of the state Chief Judge, Oyebola Adepele-Ojo, saying the Federal Government had reversed a policy based on what the situation demanded.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement by its chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, described the handling of the CJ’s case by Adeleke and the state House of Assembly as haphazard, saying the matter ridiculed Osun in the comity of states.
However, in a statement, the state chairman of the PDP, Sunday Bisi, accused the APC of lacking a deeper knowledge of the dynamics of governance.
He stated that President Bola Tinubu has had a cause to adjust or reverse policy pronouncements depending on prevailing situations.
“The public is aware of more than seven instances where the current Federal Government directly reversed itself in compliance with new facts and proofs. The Federal Government always justified such changes in policy on new facts and superior information.
“In the case of issues around the Chief Judge, Governor Adeleke had done the right thing by communicating the development to the National Judicial Council for action. The NJC had received the Governor’s letter since last Thursday, putting paid to all ambiguities and misinformation.
“The sign of a good leader is the capacity to set records straight in cases of misinformation. This is what Mr Governor has done.
“The state PDP reaffirmed its confidence in the leadership style of the state governor and that of the state assembly, chiding the state APC for lacking a deeper understanding of the dynamics of governance,” PDP said.