Court Reinstates Sacked APC Local Govt Chairmen In Osun
Sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, the Court of Appeal has reinstated the elected local government chairmen and councillors relieved by Governor Ademola Adeleke.
The council officials who are all members of the All Progressives Congress, APC were asked to resume immediately in a judgement on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, has filed an appeal against the Appeal Court judgement.
The government filed an application for stay of execution, pending hearing of the appeal.
Recall, Governor Adeleke on assumption of duty in November 2022, sacked the local government officials after a High Court decision had earlier upturned their election.
The High Court sacked the council officials after their election which was organised by OSSIEC.
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other political parties had approached the High Court to challenge the council elections.
They prayed the court to declare the election as a nullity because it was only the APC candidates who contested vacant positions and the ‘options given to them was either a YES or NO’.
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