APC reminds Adeleke, PDP of ongoing LG tenure court case

By Lateef Ibrahim

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), has reminded Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), that a tenure determination suit involving reinstated local government chairmen and councillors remained pending before the Federal High Court.
The Osun APC made this known in a statement by Tajudeen Lawal, its state Chairman.
In the statement, the APC alleged that the state government and the PDP had attempted to misinform the members of the public following recent legal developments regarding local government administration in the state.
The party said the state government began releasing all manners of lies after the loss suffered by the PDP-led administration over the reinstatement of APC council officials.
According to the APC, “the state government had failed to inform the public about Suit No. FHC/OS/CS/147/2025, which concerns the determination of the tenure of the reinstated chairmen and councillors.”
The party said the matter last came up in court in November and was adjourned until February 2026.
The party said, “the suit also seeks judicial clarification on whether the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission has the authority to conduct another local government election during the subsisting tenure of the reinstated officials.”
It added that, “the PDP-led government had been misleading the public by describing an exercise held on 22 February 2025 as local government elections, claiming that residents had begun to recognise the difference between an election and illegal declaration.”
The APC alleged that comments attributed to state officials, including Commissioner for Information Kolapo Alimi, were “a deliberate attempt to incite the innocent members of the public and these claims did not reflect existing legal positions.”
The statement said Governor Adeleke and his aides were distorting facts surrounding the ongoing crisis affecting local government administration and warned that such actions could undermine peace in the state.
It noted that the pending suit also seeks confirmation that the reinstated chairmen and councillors are entitled to a three year tenure, having held their first sitting in February 2025.
The party urged security agencies and the public to remain vigilant, warning of potential breaches of peace linked to alleged threats by the state government and some PDP members to resort to force.
It cited an incident at Otan-Aiyegbaju in Boluwaduro local government area following the recent Supreme Court judgment, calling for protection of citizens and political supporters.
The APC, while appealing to parents and guardians to caution their children against involvement in political violence, urged its members and supporters to remain peaceful as the legal issues surrounding the local government councils continue to unfold.