Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, has urged Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to put the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025, on hold. INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that Mr. Fagbemi’s statement is coming, amid ongoing political crisis in the state. A development between APC and Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, […] The post “Obey Court’s Order, Suspend LG Election” – AGF Tells Gov Adeleke Amid Ongoing Crisis In Osun appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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Prevail on Adeleke to stop LG election – APC chieftain From Lateef Dada, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its withdrawal from the local government election slated for Saturday in Osun State. A letter by its state secretary, Alao Kamoru, to the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) on Thursday posited that the […] The post Osun: APC withdraws from LG election as elder statesman condemns violence appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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The All Progressives Congress, in Osun State has announced its withdrawal from the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025. INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the announcement was disclosed in a letter by the state’s APC Secretary, Alao Olabisi Kamoru, on Wednesday. The letter, which was addressed to Osun State Electoral Commission, cited the […] The post Osun APC Withdraws From LG Poll, Says Court’s Verdict Must Stand appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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Opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the forthcoming local government elections scheduled for Saturday, February 22. The withdrawal is contained in a letter dated February 17, signed by the APC state Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen and addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). APC premised the withdrawal […]

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and stop Governor Ademola Adeleke from proceeding with the local government election scheduled for Saturday. Speaking with journalists in Osogbo, the state capital, on Thursday, Oyintiloye warned that holding the election could trigger violence in Read More

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Tribune Online Osun NULGE President condemns APC’s takeover of LG secretariats The Osun State President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Dr. Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, has strongly condemned the recent takeover of local government secretariats by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the action as illegal and a threat to democracy. In a statement issued in Osogbo on Tuesday, Dr. Ogungbangbe criticized […] Osun NULGE President condemns APC’s takeover of LG secretariats Tribune Online

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Tribune Online Osun Assembly condemns ‘forceful takeover’ of LG secretariats by APC  …urges Tinubu to intervene  The Osun State House of Assembly has condemned what it tagged as a forceful invasion of local government secretariats by sacked chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and their supporters. The House also alleged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of conniving with the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, […] Osun Assembly condemns ‘forceful takeover’ of LG secretariats by APC  Tribune Online

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Warn Adeleke, OSSIEC against ‘illegal’ LG election PDP, HoA allege plan to assassinate Adeleke, take over Osun We are in possession of valid court judgment – APP From Lateef Dada, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally taken over local governments in Osun State and ordered the immediate freezing of various council accounts. The […] The post APC LG chairmen take over Osun councils, declare accounts frozen appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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Some chairmen and councillors elected in the October 15, 2022 elections resumed offices and took over secretariats of local governments in Osun State on Wednesday. LEADERSHIP recalls that Governor Ademola Adeleke had directed on Monday, that people should stay clear of local government secretariats following the violence that erupted over attempt to occupy the secretariats […]

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As of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, chairmen and councillors elected in the October 15, 2022, local government election in Osun State had resumed in about 14 LGA secretariats in the state. Checks by The PUNCH revealed that the chairmen and councillors, accompanied by many APC members, have resumed at Ila, Ede South, Ife Central, Ife East, Read More

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Tribune Online APC Chieftain, Abass, killed during Osun scuffle buried in hometown A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Remi Abass who was killed during Monday’s scuffles clash in Ikire had been buried. The deceased was buried in his home town on Tuesday evening amidst wailing, sobbing and mourning from the community members who wept uncontrollably to mourn the departed soul. ALSO READ: Osun LG […] APC Chieftain, Abass, killed during Osun scuffle buried in hometown Tribune Online

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The Peoples Democratic Party’s Media Director and a Senior Special Assistant on Media to Osun State Governor, Oladele Bamiji, in this interview with BOLA BAMIGBOLA, speaks on the crisis in the state over the enforcement of the Court of Appeal judgment relating to local government administration in the state What is the current situation after Read More

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Tribune Online Osun LG crisis: Call Oyetola, APC thugs to order, Frank tells Tinubu Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, appealed to President Bola Tinubu to call the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, ex-Governor Gboyega Oyetola and political thugs belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to order in Osun State. Frank in a statement in Abuja, said […] Osun LG crisis: Call Oyetola, APC thugs to order, Frank tells Tinubu Tribune Online

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Osun State government has kicked against call by All Progressive Congress to declare ‘State of Emergency’ amid rising political tension in the state. INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the opposition party on Monday, made the appeal to federal government, after few persons were said to have been killed during the riot. It was gathered that the […] The post “Your Planned Attack Won’t Succeed, No Need For State Of Emergency” – Osun Govt Tells APC Amid LG Crisis appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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…Irewole LG chairman, two others killed …Adeleke orders lockdown of LG secretariats Remi Abass, an embattled Chairman of Irewole Local read more Crises in Osun council secretariats amid reinstatement of APC’s chairmen

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Gunshots were heard at the gate of Osogbo Central Local Government Area, Oke Baale, Osogbo, on Monday as members of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress clashed while attempting to enter the council secretariat. Our correspondent, who monitored the situation from a close distance, saw a man covered in blood engaged in Read More

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