By Capital Watch Media
Court Reinstates Sacked APC Local Govt Chairmen In Osun
The Court of Appeals sitting in Akure has reinstated the elected local government chairmen and councillors sacked by Governor Ademola Adeleke.
The court in a judgment in Tuesday ordered the immediate resumption of office of the council officials who are all members of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Meanwhile, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC has filed appealed the Appeal Court Judgement giving in favour of the sacked local government chairmen and councilors in Osun State with an application for stay of execution and injunction pending appeals
Recall that on assumption of office in November, 2022, Governor Adeleke 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 and challenged 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.
