Adeleke Cautions Corpers Against Compromising Osun People’s Will For Monetary Gains
The Oasis Reporters
September 20, 2018
The Adeleke Campaign Organisation has alerted parents of National Youth Service Corp members serving in Osun state about the financial inducement given to those on election duty by the government, asking them to prevail upon their wards not to “surrender” themselves “to the service of anti-people manipulation and falsification of election process” which will make the people of Osun state angry.
This was contained in a Press Statement issued on September 20th, 2018 titled
“Osun Polls: APC Moves to Compromise Corps Members”
“There are reports of an ongoing coordinated plot by agents of All Progressive Congress and Osun State Government to compromise corps members deployed to Osun state for Saturday’s governorship polls, Ademola Adeleke Campaign Organisation has alerted the public”, it stated.
In a statement signed by Olawale Rasheed, the Director of Media and Publicity for the Campaign Organisation, it was alleged that a sum of ten thousand naira (10,000) has been paid into the bank accounts of almost 8,000 corps members deployed to Osun for the elections.
“We have it on good authority that the disbursement was done a day after those security agents on election duty also in Osun state, received there’s.
The payments said to be the first instalment is designed to compromise the service personnel who will serve in various capacities during the elections.
“We use this opportunity to alert parents of corps members posted to Osun to prevail on their wards not to fall for APC trap. We also remind corps members that their safety and commitment to democracy should supercede any monetary consideration. Anybody assisting slaveholders to rig this election is an open enemy of the people of Osun state.
“The National Youth Service Corps is a patriotic service organisation and her members should not be part of any evil design to thwart the will of the people. Any corp member who surrenders himself or herself in the service of anti-people manipulation and falsification of election process will have the angry people of Osun state to contend with.
“We call on the Director General of the NYSC and the State Director to urgently look into this matter. Corps members are being compromised. Let the service management act proactively to maintain the integrity of the service and to protect corps members from any political backlash”, the statement noted .
