The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, on Wednesday, 5 August, 2026 described the freezing of statutory allocations to local governments in Osun State by the federal government as “political terrorism, ”reports thegazellenews.com.
The party also accused the Federal Government of using the situation as a political weapon ahead of the state’s governorship election, adding that the political standoff was no longer just about politicians.
Abdullahi, who stated this through a statement on Wednesday, said ordinary residents were now bearing the consequences as funds meant for workers’ salaries, primary healthcare, schools, and other essential grassroots services remained tied up in the dispute.
While alleging that the federal authorities were tolerating the continued occupation of local government councils by unelected APC loyalists, the party also alleged that the arrests of opposition figures and other actions were aimed at destabilising the state.
“This is pure political terrorism. Political opponents are not enemy combatants. Opposition-controlled states are not occupied territories. Public institutions do not belong to whichever party temporarily controls the federal government,” it said.
It warned that withholding the allocations amounted to using public welfare as leverage in a political contest, cautioning that essential services had become casualties of partisan rivalry.
“This sinister move confirms that the Tinubu-led federal government will do anything, including starving the people of Osun State, to achieve its political objectives. Yet no democracy worthy of the name deliberately sacrifices the welfare of innocent citizens in pursuit of partisan political ends,” the statement added.
