Fagbemi Waging Personal Vendetta Against Us, We Want Withheld LG Funds Released Without Delay-Osun PDP
Osun State PDP has, once again, hailed the ruling delivered by the Court of Appeal, Akure, last Friday which, the party noted, had affirmed the removal of 2022 local government chairmen and councilors from office.
The party described the ruling as a clear confirmation that the claim by the opposition party, the APC that its members were reinstated as local government officials was nothing but fake news lacking any legal basis all along.
Osun State PDP substantiated its claims with the certified true copy of the court ruling delivered on June 13, 2025, which was made available by its team of lawyers.
In a statement issued in Osogbo and made available to Team@orientactualmags.com on Thursday, the State PDP Chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi said the appellate court’s decision has finally buried the misleading narrative promoted by the opposition, insisting that the sacked APC journeymen have no mandate to parade themselves as local government chairmen.
The PDP noted that with the latest judicial confirmation, there is no longer any justification for the continued withholding of allocations belonging to local governments in Osun State while calling on the Federal Government to immediately release the funds and allow a seamless local government administration in the state with a view to delivering further dividends of democracy at the grassroots level.
The party also urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene and caution the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, whose persistent interference in matters that have to do with local governments in Osun State smacks of personal vendetta, driven by partisan bitterness.
‘Mr Fagbemi is not the only Nigerian learned silk who has lost a celebrated case before rising to national office. He must rise above personal grievance and stop using his office as a tool for vendetta against the good people of Osun who freely elected Governor Adeleke’ the statement said.
The party further urged all its duly elected local government officials to begin preparations for resumption of office, adding that Governor Adeleke will soon make a formal announcement on the specific date for their return to duty.
In the same vein, the PDP also urged the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) , Osun State to begin to review its ongoing industrial action in the light of the new judicial clarity while expressing confidence that once the governor announces the resumption date, the union would have sufficient basis to call off the ongoing strike.
Commending the perseverance of local government workers and the general public , PDP saluted what it called the ‘astute understanding and democratic maturity’ of Osun State people.
‘We thank our resilient local government workers and the people of Osun State for their patience and unyielding faith in justice. The needless chaos orchestrated by those who never believed in democracy is nearing its end, and normalcy will soon return to our grassroots administration’ the statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
