“It is impossible to ignore the implications of freezing a state’s principal operational account on the eve of a governorship election. Advertisement“The selective and politically convenient deployment of state institutions diminishes public trust and weakens the democratic order. According to Atiku, freezing the state’s allocation account would have consequences beyond politics, as it could affect workers’ salaries, public services and the day-to-day administration of government. “Freezing the state’s allocation account is not merely an attack on the Osun State Government; it is a direct assault on the people of Osun State, whose salaries, essential public services and daily governance stand to suffer. Democracy cannot coexist with the systematic weaponisation of state institutions against political opponents.