The Osun State Government has reaffirmed that the sacked local government officials remain removed from office, dismissing claims that the Court of Appeal reinstated them....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
The clarification came in response to the judgment delivered on Monday, 10th February 2025, which addressed the legal proceedings surrounding the October 15, 2022, local government elections.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!It further assured citizens that the scheduled February 22, 2025, local government election will proceed as planned, while directing security agencies to prevent any unlawful attempts to reclaim office.
In a statement made available to 9jalead Official and signed by the Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, the government emphasized that the recent court ruling did not validate the disputed elections but instead dismissed a case filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on technical grounds.
Osun State, most especially, the Security Operatives and Heads of Local Government Administrations (HLA’s) to take note of the fact that, there is no judgement restoring the Yes and No Local Government Chairmen back into the various Local Government Councils in Osun State.
“Consequently, we urge the security operatives to arrest and prosecute anybody, no matter how highly placed, who may want to disrupt the current peace being enjoyed in our dear state.
“We equally, urge all our HLAs to ensure that no intruder or political thug is allowed into the premises of any of our local governments in the state.
“Therefore, anybody who makes an attempt to gain entry into any of the council secretariats should be reported to the security agencies.
“Finally, we want to use this medium to inform the citizens of Osun State that barring any unforeseen circumstance, the local government election scheduled for 22nd of February 2025 will go on as planned.”
