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Osun LG crisis: PDP officials seek Tinubu’s intervention

Published

6 months ago

June 24, 2025

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, elected local government officials in Osun State, under the aegis of the Association of Local Government Of Nigeria, ALGON, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to direct the Accountant General of the Federation to inform the Controller of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN in the state not to cause anarchy.

ALGON chairman in Osun State, Sharafadeen Awotunde, made this appeal on Tuesday during a press conference at the Ministry Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abere.

Awotunde stressed that the local government allocation cannot be deposited into private accounts.

The ALGON chairman spoke on behalf of all the local government chairmen who emerged victorious in the February 22, 2025 local government election in Osun State.

He also revealed that elected officials are not signatories to the local government accounts but the Director of Finance and Head of Local Government Administration of the local government.

“We know President Bola Tinubu is the father of the nation. All we want him to do is to call the Accountant General to order.

“We want the Accountant General to direct the CBN controller in Osogbo not to cause anarchy. He should only deal with the local government officials who were duly elected into office and that is us.

“Any action contrary to they will lead to anarchy,” he said.

The press conference is coming on the heels of the disagreement between the Osun chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the state government over control of local government administration in the state.

Both the state government and the APC have claimed that the Appeal Court, Akure Division judgment of February 10 and June 13, 2025, are in their favour.

It was on the strength of the February 10, 2025 Appellate Court judgment that the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, conducted the local government election on Saturday, February 22.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won all the available slots in the poll but Governor Ademola Adeleke, upon swearing-in the PDP local government officials directed them to stay at home in order to avoid violence.

Prior to the local government poll, violence broke out in some local government secretariats across the state over the interpretation of the February 10, 2025 Appeal Court judgment.

The violence claimed six lives, including Remi Abass, and APC chairmanship candidate in Ikire town, Irewole local government area.

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BREAKING: Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke Joins Accord Party

Published

9 hours ago

December 9, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

In the letter, Adeleke attributed his exit to the crisis at the national level.

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced his defection to a new political party.

Adeleke recently resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), citing internal crises within the party.

According to a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 2, Sagba Abogunde, in Ede North Local Government Area, the governor formally withdrew from the party on November 4, 2025.

In the letter, Adeleke attributed his exit to the crisis at the national level.

“Due to the current crisis within the national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), I hereby resign my membership of the People’s Democratic Party with immediate effect,” the letter read.

Adeleke, who rose to political prominence through the PDP, expressed gratitude for the role the party played in his political journey.

“I thank the People’s Democratic Party for the opportunities given to me for my elections as a Senator (Represented Osun West) and as Governor of Osun State under the People’s Democratic Party,” he stated.

In an announcement on Tuesday evening monitored by SaharaReporters, Adeleke unveiled his new political platform as the Accord Party.

SaharaReporters had earlier reported indications that he would join the Accord Party, citing sources familiar with developments in the state.

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State House of Assembly suspends Local Govt chairman

Published

10 hours ago

December 9, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

State House of Assembly suspends LG chairman

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has suspended the Chairman of Lafia Local Government, Mohammad Haliru Arabo, for three months over his role in the unlawful removal of the council’s Speaker.

The decision was taken during plenary in Lafia after a motion was raised by Musa Ibrahim Abubakar, who leads the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

Lawmakers agreed that the action was needed to allow a fair investigation and calm the tension that followed the leadership dispute in the council.

The Speaker of the House, Danladi Jatau, said the suspension will stand until the committee completes its findings.

He said that the current structure of the Lafia Legislative Arm will remain unchanged throughout the investigation.

During this period, the Deputy Chairman of Lafia Local Government, Uba Arikiya, has been directed to take charge of the council.

The Speaker explained that the House acted within the powers given to it by the constitution and questioned why the Chairman ventured into matters that belong to the legislature.

The Clerk of the House has been asked to notify Governor Abdullahi Sule of the resolution.

Lawmakers such as Hajarat Danyaro Ibrahim, Mohammed Garba Isimbabi, Suleiman Yakubu Azara, and Larry Ven-Bawa backed the move, saying that the suspension would help prevent a wider crisis in the council and send a clear message to other local governments in the state.