Osun Council Crisis Deepens as APC and State Government Trade Letters Over Court Ruling
The political dispute over control of local government councils in Osun State escalated sharply on Thursday, with the state government writing to police to protect PDP-elected chairmen and facilitate their return to office, while the APC warned that any attempt to execute the court judgment before its appeal is concluded would be illegal and potentially dangerous. At the centre of it all is a Federal High Court ruling handed down in Osogbo on June 15, 2026, which dismissed a lawsuit filed by APC chairmen elected in the October 15, 2022 local government election and denied their plea for a tenure extension. The judgment was unambiguous on the relief sought. All of the APC chairmen's prayers were denied. The originating summons was dismissed in its entirety. Counsel to the Osun State Government and the local government areas, Oluwabusola Oluwaniyi, made this point explicitly in a letter dated June 18, 2026, addressed to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police at Zone XI Headquarter...
