APC party will not be participating in the local government elections that are set to take place in Osun on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
The Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) has informed the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) in a letter signed by Alao Olabisi Kamoru that the party will not be participating in the local government elections that are set to take place on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
Just before the abrupt decision to withdraw from the race, the APC had been vigorously supporting its candidates throughout Osun’s thirty local government areas.
The APC stated that the planned election was rendered unnecessary and unlawful by the recent Appeal Court judgment in Akure, citing it as the basis for its withdrawal.
The appeal number was mentioned in the letter. This legislation, known as CA/AK/270/2022, reinstated local government officials who had been elected in the past.
It reads, “Recall that the judgment of the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/OS/CS/94/2022 was meritoriously nullified on 10th February 2025 by the Appeal Court in Akure in Appeal No. CA/AK/270/2022 Between All Progressives Congress & 3 Ors v. Peoples Democratic Party & Ors. By this judgment, the elected officers have resumed office as allowed by the Appeal Court ruling.
“The implication of the Appeal Court judgment, as cited above, is that the local council seats are no longer vacant.
“In view of the foregoing, we hereby state that the All Progressives Congress and all its candidates, by this letter, inform the Commission that we withdraw from the Local Government Elections scheduled for 22nd February 2025, the same having become unnecessary, superfluous, and unlawful with this development.”