Appeal Court: No Vacancy In Osun LGAs – APC To PDP
- Says Ruling Only Reinstates Sanctity of Feb 10 Judgment
The opposition All Progressives Congress APC in Osun State has claimed the Court of Appeal ruling delivered on Friday only laid emphasis on the sanctity of the judgment delivered on 10th February 2025, which reinstated the Chairmen and Councilors elected on October 15, 2022.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that a three-man panel had earlier dismissed a motion filed by the APC to relist an appeal jointly filed and abandoned in respect of a lower court decision delivered on 30th November 2022, which sacked the elected APC council chairmen.
In a statement by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, the APC noted that contrary to what the PDP is saying, today’s ruling does not in any way affect the decision of the Court of Appeal delivered on 10th February 2025 which reportedly reinstated the APC Chairmen and Councilors elected on the 15th day of October 2022, according to the party.
“However it is necessary to inform the general members of the public that contrary to the false and misleading information being peddled around by the PDP government and members led by another PDP card-carrying member, Hashim Abioye, there is nothing in the decision of the Court of Appeal of today that affects the decision of the Court of Appeal delivered on 10th February 2025 which effectively reinstated the APC Chairmen and Councilors elected on the 15th day of October 2022.
“This decision of 10th February 2025 of the Court of Appeal remains binding and valid, and it is only the Supreme Court that can pronounce or upturn on it, but in this instance, there is no appeal against it,” the statement noted.
The APC further said today’s ruling was different from the one which reportedly reinstated the Yes or No council chairmen and councillors.
According to the statement, “The ruling that was delivered today, 13th June 2025, is in respect of a motion to relist the abandoned Appeal dismissed on 13th January 2025 for want of prosecution in Appeal No. CA/AK/226M/2022 which is different from the one that reinstated the APC Chairmen and Councilors.
“The Court of Appeal made it clear today that it was not in a position to sit on appeal on the decision of the same Court of 10th February 2025 in Appeal No. CA/AK/270/2022 which reinstated the APC Chairmen and Councilors as that appeal was not before the Court.
“The factual situation is that the decision of the Court of Appeal delivered on 10th February 2025 remains valid, standing, binding, and superior to the Federal High Court’s decision delivered on 30th November 2022,”
The APC claimed that there is no vacancy in the Local Government Councils in Osun State, adding that the Court of “Appeal ruling of today did not pretend to be making any such decision contrary to the puerile and misleading celebrations embarked upon by the shameful and lawless PDP and its members led by Hashim Abioye and Kolapo Alimi.
“The statement issued by Mr. Hashim Abioye and Kolapo Alimi today is a complete effort to mislead the good people of Osun State and law enforcement agents so that their misguided electoral fraud of February 20, 2025, could be used to steal back the Local Government offices in Osun State.
“In addition, the Court of Appeal never made any order in its ruling delivered today, 13th June 2025, other than dismissal of the motion for relisting of the abandoned Appeal in Appeal No. CA/AK/226M/2022.
“Moreso, what was in issue before the Court of Appeal was never whether the lower court judgment in the APP case was valid or not, and the Court of Appeal did not make any pronouncement on that,” the statement added.
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.
