Breaking: Winners Finally Emerge in Osun LG Elections

• The PDP has been declared the winner in all the 30 local governments in the Osun state local government elections
• Hashim Abioye, the chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), announced the winner of the poll at a press conference in Osogbo
• The elections were conducted against the warning of the police and the AGF Lateef Fagbemi, who earlier cited the Court of AppeAal judgment that reinstated the sacked council chairmen

The Peoples Democratic Party has been declared the winner in all the chairmanship and councillorship elections in all the 30 local government areas in Osun state.

Hashim Abioye, the chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), announced the winner of the poll at a press conference in Osogbo, the Osun state capital on Wednesday, February 22.

OSSIEC defies police, AGF warning

The commission defied warnings by the police and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, to put the poll on hold.

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Channels TV reported that the commission relied on a judgement of the Osun State High Court in Ilesa which ordered the electoral agency to conduct elections for the vacant positions of chairmen and councillors in the 30 LGAs.

The exercise commenced in some local governments as early as 8 am on Saturday in all the 30 local councils in the South-West state including in the Ede North LGA where Governor Ademola Adeleke cast his vote.

The governor, after the civic responsibility, described the exercise as peaceful. “The process has been very peaceful, I made a broadcast to my good people of Osun State that this election should be peaceful, there should be no violence because Osun State is a very peaceful state,” he said.

Osun electoral commission accused police

Earlier, the state electoral commission boss accused the police of sealing the commission’s headquarters in Osogbo, the state capital, and arresting some personnel. Abioye, however, said the commission moved to an undisclosed location to carry out its constitutional duty.

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The police had on Friday cautioned against the poll citing security threats. The police had said it received credible intelligence indicating a likelihood of violence.

The police warning followed the stance of the AGF who asked the state governor to put the local government election on hold.

According to the justice minister on Friday, the Court of Appeal, Akure division, on February 10, 2025, nullified the judgement of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, delivered on November 25, 2022.

Osun LG election: Adeleke sends message to Tinubu

Legit.ng earlier reported that Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has sent a message to President Bola Tinubu after casting his vote at the ongoing local government election in the state.

Governor Adeleke commended Tinubu for upholding the rule of law which enabled his administration to conduct the local government election in the state.

Adeleke then denied the report that he made an unprintable remark about the president in his broadcast, adding that he believed in the democratic principles of the president.

Source: Legit.ng