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“Therefore, we need to inform the entire citizens of Osun State, most especially, the Security Operatives and Heads of Local Government Administrations (HLA’s) to take note of the fact that, there is no judgement restoring the Yes and No Local Government Chairmen back into the various Local Government Councils in Osun State.
As a result, the government asserted that the only legally binding judgment regarding the local government election remains the one that invalidated the election and sacked the council officials.
The election into the LG councils across Osun State held on 15th October, 2022 pursuant to notice of election issued on the 15/8/2022 is hereby declared unconstitutional, invalid, null and void for violation of the constitution and breach of sections 28,29,32,98 and 150 of Electoral Act 2022.
“Finally, we want to use this medium to inform the citizens of Osun State that barring any unforeseen circumstance, the local government election scheduled for 22nd of February 2025 will go on as planned.” Heads of Local Government Administrations (HLAs) have also been urged to prevent unauthorized individuals from entering council secretariats, warning that any attempt to forcefully access government premises should be immediately reported to security agencies.
It further assured citizens that the scheduled February 22, 2025, local government election will proceed as planned, while directing security agencies to prevent any unlawful attempts to reclaim office.
All persons or individuals occupying offices in the state local government councils by virtue of the said election are accordingly sacked from holding such offices; 3..
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