The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has rejected claims by the Peoples Democratic Party and a network of civil society organisations that its chairmen are illegally occupying local government council secretariats across the state. The group accused the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force of giving protection to what it described as “illegal executives in Osun LGA” and demanded the immediate withdrawal of personnel providing security for the council chairmen. Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Monday, Olanrewaju traced the crisis in Osun local governments since February 2025. “Despite these clear judicial pronouncements, the sacked chairmen and councillors refused to obey the subsisting court orders, falsely claiming a non-existent reinstatement order. The dangerous part of it is that Osun Police Command is aiding these APC chairmen.

Source: Punch January 12, 2026 23:26 UTC