A political crisis is brewing in Osun State as the Osun State Government and the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, on Sunday engaged in a heated dispute over the reinstatement of local government chairmen removed from office.
The controversy stems from conflicting judicial rulings and has led to allegations of illegal directives, planned violence, and defiance of court orders form the two camps. The APC , through its State Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, had accused Governor Ademola Adeleke 's government of deliberately misleading the public and refusing to comply with a February 10, 2025 Court of Appeal ruling, which the opposition claims reinstated the elected chairmen and councillors.
Adeleke warned that any attempt to forcefully take over local government offices would be resisted. 'We will not allow any takeover except through judicial pronouncement or democratic process. Governor Adeleke appealed to President Bola Tinubu to insist on the rule of law by instructing security agencies not to over any illegal orders.
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