BREAKING NEWS: Tension In Osun State As Armed Police Operatives Take Over LG Secretariats

 Armed police operatives took strategic positions at the entrances of several local government secretariats in Osun State on Tuesday, following uncertainty over the tenure of elected local government officials.

Security personnel were particularly noticeable at the secretariats of Osogbo North and South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Local Government Areas, among others.

The heightened security presence comes in the wake of Monday’s Court of Appeal judgment in Akure, which upheld the appeal filed by chairmen elected under the All Progressives Congress  in the October 15, 2022, local government election.

The chairmen and councillors, initially sacked in November 2022 by Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Osogbo Federal High Court, had their appeal upheld on Monday. However, the judgment has sparked conflicting interpretations.

While APC members insist the ruling automatically restores the sacked LG officials to office, the Osun State Government has countered this claim, maintaining that the court did not reinstate them.

In a statement, Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, cautioned against any actions that could disrupt public order, stressing that security agencies had been directed to maintain peace.