Tenure Determination: Court Says Hearing ’ll Begin In Suit Filed By Osun LG Chairmen Nov 27
The Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State, on Monday, October 13, 2025, adjourned hearing in the suit instituted by the reinstated local government chairmen and councilors seeking legal determination of their tenure and challenging the validity of the Local Government Elections held on February 22, 2025, until November 27, 2025.
The reinstated local government officials, who are members of APC, in the suit with docket number FHC/OS/CS/147/2025 between Onibonokuta Saheed & 7 Ors v AGF & 6 Ors, are seeking among other reliefs whether they are entitled to 3 years in office starting from February, 2025 and whether the OSSIEC could validly conduct elections into the same offices during the subsistence of their tenure of office on February 22, 2025.
Recall that the Osun Local Government Administration impasse has become a subject of public debate and litigation since the reinstatement of the elected chairmen and councilors of the All Progressives Congress APC by the Court of Appeal on February 10, 2025.
At the hearing on Monday, Barrister Muhydeen Adeoye Esq., counsel for the claimants introduced a motion for restraining the defendants from disturbing his clients in office while the substantive suit is still ongoing.
However, counsel for the 3rd & 4th Defendants, Barrister F.K Labo-Popoola, counsel for the 5th defendant, Barrister Rachael Ojomi and counsel for the 6th Defendant, Barrister J.A Ayanyemi, argued that they are still within the time to react to the main summons.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by APC’s media office noted that the presiding judge, Justice Adefunmilola Demi-Ajayi submitted that in the court record, service is not yet complete and that the counsels should ensure that the process is served on all the parties before the next court date.
Justice Demi-Ajayi, who had earlier assured expeditious determination of the case, adjourned the matter until November 27, 2025 for hearing-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 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
