An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa has ordered the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC), to conduct the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025.
In an enrollment order brought before Justice A. Aderigbigbe on Friday by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against OSIEC and its chairman, Hashim Abioye, the court stated that there is vacancy in the 30 local government areas in the state, as held by the judgement of the Federal High Court.
The court held that the election conducted by the first defendant on October 15, 2022, had been invalidated, nullified and voided, and the purported elected officials produced by the purported election had been sacked by the Federal High Court.
The court compelled all the security agencies– Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Army, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Amotekun Corps, and vigilante groups in the state to provide adequate security during and after the election.
