The Osun APC Governorship Campaign Council has alleged that a planned protest by Senator Lere Oyewumi, the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, over the death of Ezekiel Olopade was intended to divert attention from unresolved investigations into previous political killings in Irewole Local Government Area.
In a statement signed by the Head of its Media and Publicity Committee, Engr Oluremi Omowaiye, the council expressed sympathy with Olopade’s family and said it supported lawful efforts to uncover the circumstances surrounding his death. However, it accused the senator of exploiting the incident for political purposes.
“The Council is convinced that the proposed protest is not motivated by any genuine concern for justice but is instead a desperate attempt to divert public attention from ongoing investigations into the murders of two prominent APC chieftains, Saheed Oyegunju and Hon. Remi Abass,” the statement read.
According to the council, “Oyegunju, who served as APC Treasurer in Ward 9 of Irewole Local Government Area, was abducted and later found dead in February 2023 while travelling to an APC presidential campaign rally in Osogbo. Allegations had persisted regarding the involvement of Oyewumi and some of his associates in the incident.”
The council claimed that suspects arrested in connection with Oyegunju’s killing were later released under circumstances that had continued to generate questions among members of the public and the bereaved family.
Referring to the killing of Remi Abass, the former Chairman of Irewole Local Government, who was murdered within the council secretariat in February 2025, it stated that, “Reports
