Osun: AGF warns Gov Adeleke against instigating violence

… Declares dissolution of LG officials illegal

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State to toe the path of law and not instigate violence in the state by allowing the resumption of officials elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October 15, 2022 LG elections.at the council secretariats.

In a statement personally signed by him, the AGF further called on the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) to shelve the idea of proceeding with any Local Government election in the state now.

Fagbemi stated that “the constitutional order which existed before the dissolution must be restored immediately since the judgment upon which the Governor acted to dissolve democratically elected Government has been declared a nullity for lack of jurisdiction of the court to have heard the case and made those orders.

“It is my opinion that the Court of Appeal judgement of February 10, which is superior to any high court decision defines the legal position in the case and represent the legally enforceable judgment and has the legal effect of returning the initially Local Government democratically elected officials of Osun State.

“For avoidance of doubts, when proceedings and decisions of court are declared a nullity, for lack of jurisdiction, it means they do not exist and have no effect whatsoever”.

Daily Sun