The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure has reinstated the elected local government chairmen and councillors sacked by Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke.
The court, in a judgment on Monday ordered the immediate resumption of office of the council officials who are all members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Meanwhile, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), has filed an appeal against the Appeal Court judgement.
Governor Adeleke, on assumption of office in November 2022, sacked the local government officials after a High Court decision had earlier upturned their election.
The High Court sacked the council officials after their election, which was organised by OSSIEC.
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other political parties had approached the High Court to challenge the council elections.
They prayed the court to declare the election as a nullity because it was only the APC candidates who contested vacant positions and the ‘options given to them was either a YES or NO.’
But the Akure Court of Appeal ruling yesterday reinstated the elected local government chairmen and ordered that they be paid all their salaries antitlements during the time they were out of office.
