Governor Adeleke Votes as Controversial Osun State LG Election Holds [PHOTOS]
Governor Adeleke Votes as Controversial Osun State LG Election Holds [PHOTOS]. Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has cast his vote in the controversial local government election currently taking place across the state. The buildup to the Saturday election was marked by rising tension between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). Trouble began after a recent Court of Appeal judgment overturned the sack of local government chairmen and councillors, who were originally removed by a Federal High Court ruling in November 2022. The crisis can be dated back to the administration of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, under whom the sacked officials were elected. Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court in Osogbo had declared their election invalid in 2022. However, the Akure Division of the Court of Appeal reversed that decision on February 10, 2025, reinstating the officials. Following the court ruling, APC...