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  ⚠️ OFFICIAL WARNING ⚠️ This is to warn all members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ife Central Chapter, under the leadership of Prince Falabi Nurudeen, particularly the party executives at both ward and local levels, to refrain from participating in any unauthorized party activities that have not been approved by the Party Chairman. Any member found engaging in illegal rallies or unauthorized party activities will face severe disciplinary action from the Party Leadership. Thank you for your cooperation. Signed, Prince Falabi Nurudeen Chairman, PDP Ife Central

  NEWS RELEASE Governor Adeleke Launches Stakeholders’ Consultation, Visits Chief Bisi Akande on Recent Developments  Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has today launched a statewide briefing of statekholders on the recent controversies over local government leadership in the state. The Governor is scheduled to visit and update key leaders of thought on the development in a special briefing session with the state Council of Traditional Rulers on Thursday. Today, Governor Adeleke visited elder statesman and former governor of the state, Chief Bisi Akande at his Ibadan residence to kickstart the briefing programme. The Governor accompanied by top state officials also discussed pressing state and national issues with the former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). On the local government issue, the Governor narrated the position of the state government over recent legal controversies and restated his committment to rule of law for the resolution of the issues. Ac...

  BREAKING NEWS LG Poll: Osun Govt Vindicated as APC Withdraws Reinstatement /No-Vacancy Suit at Federal High Court Amidst Supreme Court ruling on local government election, Osun state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has hurriedly filed a notice of discontinuance on its case seeking declaration that there is no vacancy at the local government level and a reinstatement of its Yes/No Chairmen. The case filed before the local government election sought a declaration and an order that there is no vacancy and so local government elections should not be held in Osun state. The case was ongoing when the Supreme Court ruled that the Rivers state local government election was illegally conducted and therefore null and void. The Court had held that the election in Rivers was conducted without complying with the letters of the electoral act which stipulates one year notice of election.  The APC had filed the case relying on the Court of Appeal ruling in Akure which had no c...

Prayer of Gratitude and Divine Guidance for Osun State’s Newly Elected Local Government Chairmen and Councilors... Let us pray. 🙏 Heavenly Father, I, along with many like-minded individuals, come before You with hearts full of appreciation and gratitude for the successful completion of the February 22 Local Government Elections in Osun State. We thank You for Your grace, protection, and the smooth organization and execution of this grassroots-oriented democratic process by the appropriate authorities, particularly the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) under the leadership of Barr. Abioye Hashim. We are grateful for the leadership of the Osun State administration under Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, who ensured the necessary constitutional structures were in place to guarantee free, fair, and globally recognized local government elections. We also thank You, Lord, for the resilient, peace-loving, and cooperative people of Osun State, who have demonstrated...

LG Crisis: Egbetokun Planning To Assassinate Gov Adeleke – PDP Alleges The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun  State has alleged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of planning to assassinate the governor of the state, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The PDP said the IGP’s deliberate deployment of Special Forces to escort the sacked APC chairmen into local government secretariats on Wednesday morning was a coup and disobedience to the order of the state governor. The party warned Egbetokun not to be a tool in the hands of the opposition All Progressives Congress in their desperation to get rid of Adeleke. The PDP chairman in Osun, Sunday Bisi, made the allegations while addressing journalists at the party secretariat in Osogbo, on Wednesday. Bisi said what was playing out in the state was an attempt by the IGP and the APC to prevent the local government election slated for Saturday, February 22, from holding. He, however, said the party and the people of the state would not s...

  The Action Peoples Party's Judgement is a judgement in Rem which binds on everyone in the State --- Osun Attorney General, Jimi- Bada In the wake of the widely publicized and extensively debated judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, concerning the dismissed local government chairmen and councilors in Osun State, it is imperative to provide a precise and well-articulated clarification. The High Court had previously nullified their election, citing egregious irregularities and a brazen disregard for the meticulously established electoral guidelines set forth by the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC). Given the latest judicial pronouncement, I earnestly appeal for calm and restraint, as no explicit court order has been issued to impede or obstruct the seamless conduct of the forthcoming local government election. To offer a comprehensive background, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had initially instituted legal proceedings, vehemently challenging the ...