How PDP-led Government's Judicial Coup On Reinstated Chairmen In Osun Failed ...As Court Declines Interim Reliefs Sought

Our attention has been drawn to a court order trending online to the effect that a court has sacked and restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the nation's Accountant-General from disbursing and releasing funds to the reinstated chairmen and councillors in Osun State.

This claim is false as no court retrained the Central Bank of Nigeria or the Accountant General from disbursing allocation to the reinstated council executives of the APC extraction. 

Contrary to the false claim of the state government of Osun and its collaborators in the PDP, Justice Adefunmilola Demi-Ajayi actually declined the evil requests and prayers of the Osun State Government.

The order of the honourable court is such that is in support of the good steps being taken by all the government institutions to ensure governance is not crumbled at any state and level including the local government councils in Osun State as the moribund PDP-led state government has wished.

We further state that no reasonable person would love to see further hardships placed on the masses at the Local Government levels in Osun State. 

The order of Justice Adefunmilola Demi-Ajayi directs that status quo be maintained and never restrained any of the institutions from performing their legal and constitutional duties which include regular disbursement of funds meant for all the government tiers including Osun State. 

The order is already in the public domain and only people with the level of education of such a hopeless government may read any further meaning into an ordinary court order trying to ensure justice is done to all necessary parties and not one to be conducted behind the parties. 

Why is the PDP always interested in obtaining court order behind parties necessary for proper adjudication in the interest of justice?

It is against the foregoing that we assumed a good duty to set the record straight and save the members of the public from falling victims of lies and wrong impressions the PDP has attempted to push to them.

On 15th May, 2025, the PDP-led government through its Attorney-General has cleverly tempted the court to proclaim the reinstated chairmen and councillors as sacked and removed elected officers contrary to the February 10th, 2025 Appeal Court judgment. 

The baits of the Attorney General of Osun State go as follows:

"UPON THIS MOTION EX-PARTE dated 12 day of May, 2025 and filed same day, the Applicant is

praying the Honourable Court for the following:

1. AN ORDER OF INTERIM INJUNCTION restraining the Defendants/Respondents, acting for themselves or through their Agents, Privies, assigns and/or anybody or person whosoever from opening, operating and/or maintaining any Local Government Accounts in favour of any purported Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors in Osun State who have been sacked/removed from office by a subsisting judgement of the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/OS/CS/1032022.

2. AN ORDER OF INTERIM INJUNCTION restraining the 1st and 2nd Defendants/Respondents from giving effect to, carry out, or further carrying out the directives of the 3"Defendant/Respondent authorizing them to open and operate Local Government Accounts in favour of the sacked All Progressive Congress (APC) Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors in Osun State pursuant to the nullified Local Government Elections.

3. AN ORDER OF INTERIM INJUNCTION restraining the 1st and 2nd Defendants from disbursing or causing to be disbursed any Allocation, Revenue of Funds standing to the credit of the 30 Local Government Councils in Osun State to the sacked All Progressive Congress (APC) Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors in Osun State who have been duly removed from office by a subsisting Judgement of the Federal High Court in Suit No.FHC/OS/CS/103 2022, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction.

4. AND FOR SUCH FURTHER OR OTHER ORDERS as the Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances".

The court sensing bait planted in the reliefs sought hurriedly shunned all the reliefs and just held as contained below thus:

"AFTER READING the Affidavit in support of the Motion Exparte dated and filed 12th

day of May 2025 deposed to by Olufemi Akande Ogundun, Male, Christian, Nigerian, Citizen of Osun State Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo Osun State.

AFTER HEARING the Applicant/Plaintiff's Counsel, MUSIBAU ADETUNBI (SAN).

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:

(JUDGE)

1.THAT The Plaintiff/Applicant shall serve

on all the Defendants/Respondents all

pending Applications within 7 days from today 15th day of May, 2025.

2.THAT the Parties are to maintain

status quo in respect of this matter.

3.That the return date is 4th day of

June 2025 for hearing

ISSUED AT OSOGBO".

We are aware of the fact that the the state government of Osun is desperately shopping for pliable and amenable judges to compromise to suit its evil machinations, but we are confident that the judiciary is peopled by men of good character, honour and probity that would not dance to the illegal and unpatriotic requests of the law breakers in the Bola Ige House. 

e-SIGNED:

 *Mogaji KOLA OLABISI,                           Osun State APC Director of Media and Information* .