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Osun State on Brink of Crisis as Court of Appeal Ruling Sparks Showdown Between APC and PDP Officials

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The ruling by the Court of Appeal in Akure on Friday has sparked a fierce showdown between local government chairmen and councillors elected on the platforms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State. The PDP chairmen and councillors claim that the judgement has cleared the way for them to resume in their offices, while the APC officials insist that the ruling has reaffirmed their reinstatement and vowed to remain at their council secretariats.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Court of Appeal's ruling has reignited tensions between APC and PDP officials in Osun State, with both sides claiming victory and threatening to maintain control of local government council secretariats.
  • The PDP chairmen and councillors say the judgement has cleared the way for them to resume in their offices, while APC officials insist that the ruling has reaffirmed their reinstatement.
  • The APC claimed that the Court of Appeal's ruling did not nullify the October 2022 local government election that elected APC officials, and that their reinstatement remains valid.
  • The state government's Commissioner for Information, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, said the Court of Appeal's ruling reaffirmed the sack of the APC officials, declaring them "null and void".
  • The APC Chairman of Ifedayo Local Government Area, Mr. Abiodun Idowu, stated that the Court of Appeal did not return PDP to the council areas in the state.
  • APC chieftain Olatunbosun Oyintiloye appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the matter to prevent a crisis in the state, urging him to deploy adequate security men to maintain peace.
  • A senior lawyer, Barrister Dele Ajibade, said the implication of the Court's ruling was that the APC chairmen and councillors had lost the case and should vacate the council secretariats.

Statistics:

  • The Osun State government deployed police operatives to prevent a breakdown of law and order in the state.
  • The ruling was issued by the Court of Appeal in Akure on Friday (no specific date mentioned).
  • The state government had conducted a local government election in February after the APC officials were sacked by the Court of Appeal in October 2022.
  • The PDP has emerged victorious in all 30 local government areas in the state.
  • The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) conducted the local government election during the administration of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on October 15, 2022.
  • The case was taken to the Federal High Court Osogbo, which nullified the election, and then to the Court of Appeal in Akure.

Sources:

  • "Court of Appeal rules in favour of Osun APC chairmen and councillors" by The Punch (no publication date mentioned)
  • "Osun APC chairman, others vow not to leave council secretariats" by The Nation (no publication date mentioned)
  • "Osun PDP chairmen, councillors vow to take over secretariats" by The Cable (no publication date mentioned)
  • "Osun State Government Sets to Deploy Security Men as Crisis Looms Over APC, PDP" by Sahara Reporters (no publication date mentioned)

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