Osun

Osun LG Crisis: Tinubu Should Call His Cousin, Oyetola To Order – Adeleke

ByOlamilekan Adigun

PublishedJanuary 28, 2026

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has urged President Bola Tinubu to call his cousin and Minister of Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, to order over the ongoing local government crisis in the state.

Adeleke said Oyetola, who is the former Governor of Osun, remains the chief architect of the paralysis and the untold hardship being inflicted on Osun people due to the crisis.

The governor said Oyetola should stop dragging President Tinubu’s name in the mud, charging him to ‘lift his siege on Osun local government secretariats’.

The governor, in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, queried Oyetola on his motive for conducting local government elections in violation of the law, after he lost his re-election bid in 2022, insisting that the minister should bear full responsibility for the paralysis of the councils.

“The governor again called on Mr Oyetola to stop dragging President Bola Tinubu’s name in the mud, charging him to lift his siege on Osun local government secretariats; to get his tenure-less chairmen out of the councils; to stop issuing illegal directives to the police; and to allow Osun people to breathe,” the statement noted.

Adeleke said the APC chairmen were sacked by the Court because their election was conducted in violation of the Electoral Act which stipulates a one-year notice before conducting local elections.

The statement noted that, “While the APC insisted on not quitting office despite Court rulings and while the minister ensured the seizure of Osun local governments’ allocations, the state governor has implemented regular payments of salaries of local workers.”

The governor expressed shock at the minister’s denial of paralysis of local government in Osun, calling it an “insult to Osun traditional rulers whose salaries could not be paid; a denigration of local workers who survive only through salaries minus the allowances; and gross contempt for local government workers who were recently molested and harassed by APC thugs and tenure-less chairmen.”

“Under what authority are Mr Oyetola and his cronies in the guise of council chairmen disbursing funds meant for salaries of local government workers. Under what authority is he deciding who gets paid or not? Why are they not paying salaries of local health workers, local teachers and local retirees?”, the governor questioned.

Governor Adeleke puts the minister, the UBA and the court-sacked chairmen on notice that those who mishandled Osun local government fund are going to be held accountable, adding “current mishandling of local funds will not go unpunished as this is daylight robbery of people’s money”

Olamilekan Adigun

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.