Osun state PDP on Sunday submitted that what it referred to as ‘a shared position of key stakeholders and threats of impeachment from a failed legal adviser’ will not in any way clean illegality off the local government elections held in the state on Saturday.
The party in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by its chairman, Dr Akindele Adekunle noted that in reacting to what it called ‘a threat of impeachment’ if the Governor-elect sacks the local government council leaders, they would be legally removed as soon as the new administration takes over , asking what manner of a Legal Adviser will wrongly advise his party to toe the path of illegality.
‘It is trite in law that you cannot attain legality with an illegal foundation. The state electoral commission violated its own laws and the Electoral Act 2022 in the conduct of the local government elections. This reality is known across party lines and even many leaders within the ruling APC were opposed to the OSIEC’s action.
Those supporting the illegal action like the legal adviser had placed personal greed above state interest or how do you justify somebody holding the position of a State Legal Adviser, Local government party caretaker chairman and now an elected council chairman for Irepodun council area. Because of his greed which has led to mass defection from APC to the PDP, the so -called Legal Adviser cannot rightly advise his party against committing illegality
Apart from an existing judicial action, we want to reaffirm that the illegally- elected council leaders will be removed. The incoming administration will deploy all constitutional means to get rid of usurpers who willfully breach the law for personal greed and avarice. We will also institute necessary legal action against those who knowingly breached the laws and caused the state loss to the tune of billions of naira’ the statement concluded- Team@orientactualmags.com
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