Court ruling: Adeleke calls for restoration of lawful LG account signatories

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called for the restoration of lawful signatories to local government accounts in the state following the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo on the tenure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen.

Reacting to the court ruling, Adeleke said the dismissal of the tenure elongation request filed by the APC chairmen conformed with the provisions of the Constitution and further validated the precedent set by the Supreme Court that tenure elongation is unconstitutional.

Adeleke specifically called on the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to stop what he described as its collaboration with the APC chairmen.

According to him, the bank had sworn to an affidavit affirming that the entire local government fund remained intact, and that based on the affidavit and the court judgment, UBA must ensure that every kobo of the local government fund is secured and accounted for.

He further demanded that signatories prescribed by law be allowed to operate the local government accounts, adding that the funds were needed to pay local government workers who were awaiting salaries, pensions, and other allowances.

The governor stated that the court held that the APC chairmen had no legal foundation to file the case in the first place, adding that their tenure, if any, elapsed in October 2025.

Adeleke, therefore, called on the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to direct the Osun State Police Command to stop its current support for the APC chairmen.

“We demand that all law enforcement agents should support the immediate restoration of the duly elected local government chairmen. This is the path of law and the constitution,” he stated.