Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has called on the Inspector General of Police to direct the state police command to withdraw security protection from the All Progressives Congress (APC)-aligned local government chairmen, following a ruling of the Federal High Court in Osogbo.
Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Monday, Governor Adeleke said the court had dismissed an application seeking tenure elongation for the chairmen and ruled that they lacked the legal standing to institute the suit.
He said the judgment affirmed constitutional provisions and previous judicial pronouncements against tenure extension.
The governor also congratulated the duly elected local government chairmen, saying the ruling validated their position.
“The dismissal of the elongation request conforms with the stipulations of the Constitution. The judgment further validates the precedent set by the Supreme Court ruling that tenure elongation is unconstitutional,” he said.
Adeleke, who stated that the court held that the chairmen had no legal foundation to file the case and that any tenure they may have had expired in October 2025, subsequently urged the Nigeria Police Force to withdraw support for the chairmen.
“I specifically direct the Commissioner of Police to stop providing further security cover for the illegal occupation of the council secretariats by the sacked chairmen. All law enforcement agencies should support the restoration of elected council officials.”
The governor also called on the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to cease its collaboration with the affected chairmen regarding local government accounts.
According to him, “The bank had previously sworn to an affidavit
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