Justice Adefunmilola Demi-Ajayi, of a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State capital, has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation and the Accountant General of the Federation to maintain status quo in the opening of account and remittance of federal allocations to the sacked APC local government chairmen.
The Osun State government has through the Attorney General of the state, Barrister Jimi Bada, dragged the CBN, the Attorney General of the Federation and the Accountant General of the Federation before the court, seeking to stop the opening of local government accounts and remittance of allocations to the sacked APC local government chairmen.
The state Attorney General sought an interim order restraining the CBN, Accountant General of the Federation, and Attorney General of the Federation from opening any account for the sacked APC chairmen pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction.
The state Attorney General prayed the court to stop the opening of account and remittance of federal allocations to the sacked APC chairmen.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that the sacked APC chairmen who claimed they had purportedly been reinstated by the Court of Appeal, Akure, had approached the CBN for the opening of account.
The medium also reported that local government activities have paralysed due to the political tension between the sacked APC chairmen and the newly elected PDP chairmen.
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In the court document obtained by OSUN DEFENDER, the state Attorney General also sought an interim order restraining the CBN and Attorney General of the Federal from disbursing allocation and revenue of funds standing to the credit of the 30 Local Government Councils in Osun State to the sacked All Progressive Congress (APC) Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors.
Copy of the Judgment obtained by OSUN DEFENDER reads in part, “An order restraining the Defendants/Respondents, acting for themselves or through their Agents, Privies, assigns and/or anybody or person whosoever from opening, operating and/or maintaining any Local Government Accounts in favour of any purported Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors in Osun State who have been sacked/removed from office by a subsisting Judgement of the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/OS/CS/103 2022.
“Am ordering of interim injunction restraining the 1 and 2 Defendants/Respondents from giving effect to, carry out, or further carrying out the directives of the 3” Defendant/Respondent authorizing them to open and operate Local Government Accounts in favour of the sacked All Progressive Congress (APC) Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors in Osun State pursuant to the nuilified Local Government Election of 15 October 2022, which said Chairmen and Councilors have been duly removed from office by a subsisting Judgement of the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/OS/CS/103 2022, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction.
“An order of interim injunction restraining the 1 and 2nd Defendants from disbursing or causing to be disbursed any Allocation, Revenue of Funds standing to the credit of the 30 Local Government Councils in Osun State to the sacked All Progressive Congress (APC) Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors in Osun State who have been duly removed from office by a subsisting Judgement of the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/OS/CS/103 2022, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction.”
However, Justice Demi-Ajayi ordered the plaintiff to serve the court document to the defendants.
Sheordered all parties to maintain the status quo in respect of the matter.
The case was adjourned to June 04, 2025, for hearing.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
