Akure Appeal Court Reinstates APC LG Chairmen Sacked By Adeleke
The Court of Appeals sitting in Akure has reinstated the elected Local Government officials who were previously sacked by Ademola Adeleke, and has ordered their immediate resumption of office.
Meanwhile, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, has filed an appeal against the Appeal Court judgement.
According to daily post report, the government filed an application for stay of execution, pending hearing of the appeal.
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 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’.
