OSSIEC To Conduct LG Election, Despite Appeal Court Ruling 

OSSIEC To Conduct LG Election, Despite Appeal Court Ruling

Despite the Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure ruling reinstating elected local government political functionaries in Osun State on Monday, Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) has said that the election to the offices will still go on as scheduled.

Recall that the Ademola Adeleke administration dissolved the  elected local government chairmen and councillors elected at the twilight of his predecessor, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola administration and since then, there had been legal battles from various quarters on the matter.

The chairman, OSSIEC, Barr. Hassim Abioye while addressing journalists in Osogbo yesterday shortly after the Court of Appeal ruling said there was no order of any court stopping the conduct of the election already scheduled by the commission to hold on 22nd February, 2025.

He noted that there was no order returning any purported elected officials of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to office as there was no Order of any court reinstating them to office.

Abioye noted that the Court of Appeal only struck out the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to challenge the conduct of Osun State local government election in 2022.

He contended that the reasoning of the appellate court was that the suit was filed before the notice of election was issued by OSSIEC adding that it must be noted that it was during the pendency of the said suit before the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo in FHC/OS/CS/94/2022 that the OSSIEC Law 2022 was enacted and the notice of election was issued.