Just In: Court Orders OSSIEC To Conduct LG Elections.
Just In: Court Orders OSSIEC To Conduct LG Elections February 21, 2025 . The Osun State High Court in Ilesa has directed the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) to proceed with local government elections across the 30 local government areas and the area office in the state. The ruling, delivered on Friday, February 21, 2025, by Justice A.A. Aderibigbe, followed a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a key participant in the forthcoming elections. Addressing journalists at a press conference, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Jimi Bada, stated that the court's decision reaffirmed the nullification of the local government elections conducted on October 15, 2022. The Federal High Court in Osogbo had invalidated those elections on November 30, 2022, a verdict subsequently upheld by the Court of Appeal on January 13, 2025. Consequently, the court ruled that vacancies existed in the leadership of local councils and ordered OS...