A fresh crisis is brewing in Osun State as local government executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lay conflicting claims to the control of council areas, following a recent court decision.
Recall that the Court of Appeal, on February 10, 2025, reinstated APC council executives previously sacked by two Federal High Court rulings. However, the appellate court also dismissed a subsequent application by the APC to relist an earlier appeal struck out on January 13 for lack of diligent prosecution.
In the wake of this development, PDP chairmen elected on February 22, 2025, backed by the Osun State Government, announced their intention to resume control of the councils.
They argued that the dismissal of the APC’s fresh appeal effectively upheld the sack of the previously reinstated APC executives. Reacting, the Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) for the APC, Abiodun Idowu, insisted that APC officials remain the lawful occupants of the council offices.
But the Osun State Police Command through its spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, yesterday confirmed that they have deployed their men at the councils to forestall breakdown of peace.
