“We reject Aregbesola’s kangaroo inquest into death” – Senator Isiaka Adeleke’s family
The family of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke has rejected what it labelled a “kangaroo” inquest into the political stalwart’s death by the Osun State government.
Adeleke’s family said it suspected that the outcome of the inquest has been “predetermined by the state and designed to serve its own interest with distorted facts.”
The statement, which was released on behalf of the family by Dr Adedeji Adeleke on Saturday, read in part:
“We condemn, in strictest terms, the continuous politicisation attempts by the state of this great loss to our family, particularly the ordering of this inquest at a time we are still coming to terms with the harsh reality of his sudden departure and the pain and grief therefrom.
“We have been reliably informed by credible sources that the outcome of the kangaroo inquest is already predetermined by the state.
Osun responds…
Governor Rauf Aregbesola has, however, said the state government took the decision to probe the death because it was the best thing to do.
A statement by Aregbesola’s spokesperson, Mr Semiu Okanlawon, partly said: “This is rather unfortunate. As a government the step that has been taken is the most responsible and the most acceptable standard in any civilised society.
“The decision to institute an inquest into this sudden death was not to please or satisfy anyone at all. It was set up for the good of the society. And to the extent that this was set up not to please anyone but for the good of our society,” he said.
Adeleke’s death has been shrouded in controversy since he passed two weeks ago.
Some factions in Osun allege that the former governor was killed for political reasons.
Adeleke died in early hours of Sunday, April 23 after he was said to have attended to guests till around 2am the same day.
