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Adeleke Urges IGP to Withdraw Security Protection from APC-Backed LG Chairmen

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:07 +0000

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has called on the Inspector-General of Police to direct the state police command to withdraw security protection from local government chairmen aligned with the All Progressives Congress (APC), following a ruling of the Federal High Court in Osogbo. Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Monday, Adeleke said the court had [...]

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Osun APC Accuses Governor Adeleke of Court Process Abuse Over LG Chairmen Reinstatement

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:00:45 +0000

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of engaging in an abuse of court process by allegedly undermining the appellate court’s ruling that reinstated elected APC local government council chairmen and councillors. In a statement on Thursday, APC’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, condemned Adeleke’s [...]

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Appeal Court Reinstates Sacked Osun LG Chairmen, Councillors

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:00:21 +0000

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure has reinstated the elected local government chairmen and councillors sacked by Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke. In its judgment on Tuesday, the appellate court ordered the immediate resumption of office by the council officials, all of whom are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, the Osun [...]

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Governor Okpebholo Accuses Suspended LG Chairmen of Diverting N12 Billion, Calls for Transparency

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:00:38 +0000

Governor Okpebholo Accuses Suspended LG Chairmen of Diverting N12 Billion, Calls for Transparenc Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has asserted that impeaching corrupt elected officials is neither wrong nor a sin, especially when public funds are misused. Speaking on Tuesday while hosting the acting Chairmen and Councilors of the 18 Local Government Areas at the [...]

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Edo PDP Faults Suspension of Local Government Chairmen by State Assembly

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:00:25 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has criticized the suspension of local government chairmen across the 18 councils of the state by the Edo State House of Assembly, describing the action as unconstitutional. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin, the Edo State PDP Chairman, Anthony Aziegbemi, labeled the suspension as null [...]

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Suspended Edo LG Chairmen Defy State Assembly, Insist Suspension is Illegal

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:00:11 +0000

The 18 suspended local government chairmen in Edo State have rejected their suspension by the State House of Assembly, describing the action as unconstitutional and a violation of court orders. The chairmen, under the aegis of the Edo State chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), addressed a press briefing on Wednesday [...]

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Edo Assembly Suspends 18 LG Chairmen Over Alleged Misconduct

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:00:16 +0000

The Edo State House of Assembly has suspended all 18 elected local government council chairmen in the state over allegations of insubordination and gross misconduct. The Assembly directed the leaders of the legislature in the respective local governments to oversee the councils’ administration for the next two months. The decision followed a petition submitted by [...]

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APC Warns Oyo LG Chairmen Against Defying Supreme Court Ruling

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:00:45 +0000

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has issued a stern warning to local government chairmen, advising them to resist any pressure from Governor Seyi Makinde that could lead to legal consequences. This warning was conveyed through a statement made available to media outlets on Monday. The Supreme Court had recently granted autonomy to [...]

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No More Excuses for Non-Performance by LG Chairmen, says IPAC

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:00:14 +0000

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on local government autonomy, the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Lagos State has declared that local government chairmen have no more excuses for non-performance. The State IPAC Chairperson, Mrs. Temilola Akinade, made this statement during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. The Supreme [...]

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Governor Makinde Urges New Oyo State LG Chairmen to Prioritize People’s Needs

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 23 May 2024 21:00:17 +0000

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has advised the newly elected local government chairmen in the state to prioritize the needs of the people in their respective areas. Makinde made this declaration on Friday while inaugurating the newly elected local government chairmen from the 32 local government areas at an event in Ibadan, the state [...]

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Oyo State Governor Accuses Sacked LG Chairmen of Distracting Government Operations

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:00:40 +0000

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has accused former local government chairmen, who were sacked in 2019, of attempting to distract his administration. The governor asserted that the dismissed chairmen had been employing various tactics to disrupt his government’s operations. The former council bosses were elected during the tenure of Governor Abiola Ajimobi in 2018 [...]

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Jos PDP chairman remains in captivity 40 days after abduction, Kinsmen unhappy

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:00:33 +0000

Dung Tari, the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, was kidnapped on September 23, 2023, following a party meeting. He has now been held captive for a total of forty days. Around one in the afternoon, unidentified males in two Toyota Hilux cars intercepted Tari [...]

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Governor Ayade, LG Chairmen, Councillors, Others Dumped PDP Due To Power Struggle — LG Boss

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:00:20 +0000

The Chairman of Bakassi Local Government council, Hon Iyadim Iyadim has disclosed that the struggle for supremacy as to who controls PDP was responsible for the defection of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, chairmen, counsellors and other appointees from the party to the APC. Speaking to the media in Calabar, Hon Iyadim regretted the [...]

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