By Ayodele Oni
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has put forward some demands to security agencies and financial institutions over the administration of local governments in the state.
The demands follow the Federal High Court, Osogbo, ruling dismissing the suit for tenure elongation for local government chairmen elected on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state.
Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on security agents to ensure compliance with the ruling.
Popularly known as Yes/No chairmen, they have taken over administration of local council in the state.
The Federal High Court in Osogbo had dismissed a tenure elongation suit filed by local government chairmen elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The court affirmed that their removal was valid, backing the Osun State Government’s stance on the leadership of the 30 local councils.
The Federal High Court dismissed their motion and tenure elongation claims, upholding the legality of the local councils’ administration under the state.
In his reaction to the ruling Governor Adeleke expressed satisfaction to the constitutional crisis in the local government administration, which has put the councils’ fund in care of the sacked chairmen.
“I congratulate our authentic elected chairmen on the Court ruling today. The dismissal of the elongation request conforms with the stipulations of the constitution.
“The judgment further validates the precedent set by the Supreme Court ruling that tenure elongation is unconstitutional.
“The Court also holds that the sacked chairmen have no legal foundation to file the case in the first place. Based on this ruling, it is clear the Yes/No chairmen’s tenure, if at all they have any, elapsed October 2025.
“Based on today’s judgement, 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.
“I specifically direct the Commissioner of Police to stop providing further security cover for the illegal occupation of the council secretariats by the sacked chairmen.
“I further call on the United Bank for Africa to stop its illegal collaboration with the sacked chairmen. We remind UBA that it has sworn to an affidavit in which it vowed that the entire diverted local government fund is intact.
“Based on this affidavit and today’s judgement, we insist that the UBA must ensure that every kobo of the local government fund is secured and accounted for.
“We demand that the UBA allows signatories prescribed by law to become signatories to the local government accounts. These funds are needed to pay local workers who are in need of their pension and other allowances.
“We demand that all law enforcement agents should support the immediate restoration of the duly elected local government chairmen. This is the path of law and the constitution.”
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