Reinstated Osun APC LG chairmen deny fraud allegation, to recall sacked workers
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –
The reinstated All Progressives Congress (APC) local government chairmen in Osun State have dismissed reports that they plotted to siphon local government allocations by illegally instructing a commercial bank to deduct 15 percent of allocations as legal fees.
The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the APC faction, Hon. Abiodun Idowu, in a statement, described the allegation as false and mischievous. He stressed that all actions of the council executives since their reinstatement on February 10, 2025, had been guided by the rule of law.
It would be recalled that the State House of Assembly accused the APC chairmen of authorizing financial directives in some local governments, including Boluwaduro Local Government, where instructions were allegedly issued to United Bank for Africa (UBA) to deduct 15 percent of the September 2025 allocations in favour of private individuals.
Idowu pledged that his team would continue to uphold due process in contract awards and public fund management.
He also announced that 1,500 teachers disengaged by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration would be recalled and re-engaged, alongside dismissed health workers, O’YES cadets, and O’Meal vendors.
He said, “Plans are ongoing to recall and re-engage the 1,500 teachers employed by the last APC government of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola but sacked by the present administration. We will also recall the dismissed health workers, O’YES cadets, and O’Meal vendors. Beyond recalling them, we will offset part of their salaries and emoluments. This is a policy statement, not politics.”
He further assured that traditional rulers in the state would also benefit, as arrangements have been concluded to clear arrears owed them by the state government.
The ALGON chairman accused the Adeleke administration of using the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and other groups to frustrate the release of federal allocations to councils, which he said would have eased financial pressures on traditional rulers, teachers, and health workers.
While emphasizing that the APC-led local government executives remain the authentic administrators of the 30 councils and the area office, he reaffirmed their commitment to grassroots governance.
