The political landscape in Osun State has been thrown into uncertainty following a ruling by the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, which struck out a case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the 2022 local government elections on Monday.
The judgment has sparked conflicting interpretations from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC and the state government
The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, Hashim Akintunde Abioye, in a press conference on Monday stated that the Court of Appeal dismissed the PDP’s case because it was filed before the official notice of the election was issued.
“The judgment only means that the PDP never legally challenged the election.”
Abioye clarified that a separate case filed by the Action Peoples Party, APP, had successfully nullified the election in November 2022.
“By virtue of the Federal High Court judgment, all local government seats remain vacant, and no order has reinstated any elected officials,” he added
