The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Wednesday alleged that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has turned itself to the militant wing of the All Progressive Congress, (APC).

The CUPP stated this while reacting to the immediate summon extended to Senator Ademola Adeleke who is standing as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Osun State governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday.

The police had said they were summoning the candidate for alleged examination malpractice, among others.

This is despite the fact that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cleared the air that Adeleke sat for it examination.

The lawmakers school credentials have come under intense scrutiny since he emerged the candidate of the PDP in Osun State some weeks ago. The senator’s opponents during the primaries contended that he had no credible school certificate and should be disqualified from the race.

Mr Adeleke went on to become the candidate, nonetheless, and the PDP has continued to back him as its candidate, saying his results have been found to be genuine and the public should dismiss contrary insinuations.

The police invitation which came barely 72 hours to the election day has been condemned by Nigerians especially on social media with some of them saying the Police was out to frustrate the PDP candidate.

Adding its voice to the condemnation, the CUPP said the Police which ought to be apolitical has turned itself to a tool of persecution of the ruling APC.

In a statement by Imo Ugochinyere, CUPP spokesperson, said the last desperate option of causing confusion among voters by pushing for Adeleke’s disqualification has failed and the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the way out.

CUPP, an alliance involving 39 political parties including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said it was high time President Muhammadu Buhari released his own certificate.

“It gladdens our hearts that Senator Adeleke did not hire 13 SANs to frustrate the hearing of the case by filing numerous frivolous applications and appeals like President Muhammadu Buhari did when summoned to Court to produce his own certificate,” CUPP said.

“Mr. Buhari who undeservedly prides himself as Mr. Integrity is yet to provide his certificate; apparently because he does not have any. How can one attach integrity to such a character? President Buhari is hereby called upon to now direct the Army Secretary to produce the certificate he tendered to the Army on the day he joined the Nigerian Army,” it said.

Explaining how the Police turned to a tool of persecution the coalition alleged the federal government made it so.

“Having failed in this last plot to continue to hold down a resolute Osun electorate in their mire of misgovernance, we have it on good authority that the APC led Federal Government has activated the Nigeria Police which has effectively turned itself into the militant wing of the ruling Party to summon the candidate again based on concocted allegations just to derail the sack of APC from the Osun Government House.

“The same Nigeria Police that refused to comment or take action on the now proven certificate forgery of former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun for over two months when her scandal broke nor the continuing raging scandal of Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla against whom the Registrar of WAEC had testified at a House of Representatives investigation that he parades a fake certificate is now the Police running from pillar to post groping for nonexistent evidence.

“Since he was rewarded with appointment as Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has not investigated nor prosecuted any official of this government for all the allegations of crime made against them. The politically induced summoning of Adeleke is like a wild goose chase, it will not achieve any noble end.

“The Buhari administration has now become shameless, purposeless, conscienceless and clueless. The plot by the APC government working with the Police, which now behave like the Security Arm of the APC to arrest key opposition governorship candidates and their supporters 24 hours to election to deprive them of the chance to make adequate preparation for the election shall be resisted.

“We shall not allow a situation where the governorship Candidates of the PDP (Sen. Adeleke), SDP (Sen. Omisore) and others will be locked away by the police few hours to the election using unsubstantiated baseless allegations”.