FG Directs Gov Adeleke To Halt Osun LG Election
Written by News Desk on February 21, 2025
The Federal Government has ordered Osun State Governor, senator Ademola Adeleke, to suspend the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025.
The directive was issued on Thursday evening by the Attorney-General of the Federation and minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, citing a recent Court of Appeal ruling that reinstated local government chairmen elected under the previous administration of former Governor Gboyega Oyetola.
However, the Osun State Government has maintained that the ruling was misinterpreted by the opposition.
The controversy dates back to November 25, 2022, when the Federal High Court in Osogbo nullified the election of local government chairmen and councillors who were elected during Oyetola’s administration.
Shortly after assuming office, Governor Adeleke issued an executive order removing the elected officials and appointing caretaker committees in their place.
The All Progressives Congress APC, whose members were affected by the sack, challenged the ruling in court. On February 10, 2025, the Court of Appeal in Akure overturned the lower court’s decision, describing the case that led to the officials’ removal as “incompetent.”
Following the ruling, disagreements have erupted between the state government and the reinstated APC officials, leading to a struggle for control over local government council offices.
In response, the Attorney-General emphasized that the Court of Appeal’s decision effectively nullified Governor Adeleke’s executive order, thereby restoring the sacked chairmen and councillors to their positions until their tenure expires in October 2025.
