The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has served notice of withdrawing from the local government election scheduled for this Saturday February 22.
In a letter dated February 17, signed by the APC Osun State Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen, and addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), the party said its boycott was because of the Court of Appeal judgement in Osogbo that reinstated its chairmen and councillors.
The letter said: “Recall that judgment of the Federal High Court in suit No. FHF/OS/CS/94/2022 was meritoriously nullified on Feb. 10 by Court of Appeal in Akure, in appeal No. CA/AK/270/2022 between APC and 3 others V. People’s Democratic Party and others.
“By the judgment, the elected officers have resumed offices as allowed by the Appeal Court.
“The implication of the Court of Appeal judgment as cited above is that the seats are no longer vacant.
“In view of the forgoing, we hereby state that APC and all its candidates have by this letter informed the commission that we withdraw from the local government election scheduled for Feb. 22.
“Same as become unnecessary, superfluous and unlawful with the development.”
NAN reports that there had been crisis between APC and PDP over the Court of Appeal judgment in respect of the sacked APC council chairmen and councillors.
While the PDP claimed that the Feb. 10 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Akure, did not reinstate the sacked APC chairmen and councillors elected in 2022, APC insisted on their return local government secretariats.
Crisis, however, erupted on Monday when both parties were laying claim to local government secretariats across the state.
Police confirmed that six persons lost their lives and scores injured during crisis.
