Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to direct the Osun State Police Command to immediately cease what he described as support for "sacked" local government chairmen following a Federal High Court judgment delivered in Osogbo on Monday. Addressing journalists during a press briefing on recent political developments in the state, Adeleke said the court's dismissal of an application seeking tenure elongation for the chairmen affirmed that their tenure had legally expired. The governor congratulated what he described as the authentic elected local government chairmen, noting that the judgment aligned with constitutional provisions and reinforced the Supreme Court's position that tenure elongation is unconstitutional. According to Adeleke, the court also ruled that the affected chairmen lacked the legal standing to institute the suit, further weakening their claim to office. "Based on today's judgment, I the...
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to direct the Osun State Police Command to immediately cease what he described as support for "sacked" local government chairmen following a Federal High Court judgment delivered in Osogbo on Monday.
Addressing journalists during a press briefing on recent political developments in the state, Adeleke said the court's dismissal of an application seeking tenure elongation for the chairmen affirmed that their tenure had legally expired.
The governor congratulated what he described as the authentic elected local government chairmen, noting that the judgment aligned with constitutional provisions and reinforced the Supreme Court's position that tenure elongation is unconstitutional.
According to Adeleke, the court also ruled that the affected chairmen lacked the legal standing to institute the suit, further weakening their claim to office.
"Based on today's judgment, I therefore call on the Inspector General of Police to direct the Osun State Police Command to stop its current support for the Yes/No chairmen," Adeleke stated.
He specifically directed the Osun State Commissioner of Police to discontinue security protection for what he termed the illegal occupation of local government secretariats by the affected chairmen.
The governor also accused United Bank for Africa (UBA) of collaborating with the chairmen and urged the financial institution to ensure that all local government funds remain intact and properly accounted for.
Adeleke said the funds are needed for the payment of local government workers, pensions, and other statutory obligations, stressing that legally recognized signatories should be allowed to operate the accounts.
He further called on all law enforcement agencies to support the immediate restoration of duly elected local government chairmen across the state.
On the Federal High Court ruling in Abuja deregistering some political parties, Adeleke described the decision as an affront to the Court of Appeal and an abuse of judicial process.
The governor maintained that legal steps had already been taken to challenge the ruling, insisting that the Court of Appeal had earlier stayed proceedings on the matter pending further hearing.
He reassured residents that the ruling would not affect the participation of his party and its allies in the August 15, 2026 governorship election.
"The judgment cannot stay; Accord will be on the ballot; we will be on the ballot; and we will win resoundingly on August 15th," he said.
Adeleke urged supporters to remain calm and turn out in large numbers for the flag-off of his re-election campaign, scheduled for Tuesday, declaring that efforts by the opposition to derail his second-term bid had failed.
"We will not be distracted. We remain focused on winning. By God's grace and the people's support, continuity shall prevail come August 15th," the governor added.
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