The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has directed chairmen elected on the party’s platform, purportedly reinstated by the Court of Appeal judgement of February 10, to resume duties in their respective local government secretariats on Monday.
On Sunday, APC’s Director of Media and Information, Mr. Kola Olabisi, said they should disregard fake news circulating on social media, which advised them against resuming at their offices in the 30 local government secretariats across the state.
Olabisi described the development as the handiwork of anti-democratic elements.
“Our attention has been drawn to fake news on social media, orchestrated by a supposed democratic state government, claiming that the leadership of the APC in Osun State has directed its elected local government chairmen and councillors not to resume in their various local government council areas tomorrow.
“We want to inform the authentic Court of Appeal-reinstated local government council chairmen and councillors that no such information came from the esteemed leadership of our party.
“It is the handiwork of reactionary elements who believe they can achieve their inordinate political ambitions through the dissemination of fake stories to confuse our focused, elected council bosses and chiefs.
“We want to make it abundantly clear that it is imperative for the elected APC local government chairmen and councillors to resume at their respective local government council areas to continue serving the deprived people at the grassroots level of government.
“The APC is a party founded on the rule of law, which is why the Court of Appeal judgement delivered at the Akure Division, Ondo State, on February 10, 2025, is the fundamental basis of your reinstatement,” he said.
The party urged the Commissioner of Police, the State Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), and the State Comptroller of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to be on high alert to maintain peace in all local government council areas in the state.
Olabisi also appealed to parents and guardians across the state to warn their children and wards against being recruited as political thugs by disgruntled and failed politicians who are determined to disturb the peace of the state.
Makinde Warns Osun APC
Meanwhile, Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde has warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to truncate democracy by resorting to self-help in Local Government Administration in Osun State.
The governor issued this warning on Sunday during the swearing-in of the 30 newly elected Local Government Chairmen. He stated that the APC should not exploit federal might to truncate democratic processes.
