Two days before the upcoming election, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has withdrawn from the Osun State Local Government poll.
The APC justified its withdrawal from the election, scheduled for Saturday, February 22, by citing the recent Appeal Court judgment, which it claimed had rendered the planned election unnecessary and unlawful.
This announcement was made through a letter signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen, and addressed to the Secretary of the Osun Independent Electoral Commission.
In a letter referencing Appeal No CA/AK/270/2022 on Thursday, the APC stated that, as a result of the court’s ruling, the council chairman seat is no longer vacant.”
According to the statement, “The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, February 22. This was contained in a letter dated February 17, signed by the APC State Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen, and addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission ”
“A copy of the letter obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Osogbo stated that the APC would not participate due to the February 10 Court of Appeal judgment, which reinstated its chairmen and councillors.
The letter read: “Recall that the judgment of the Federal High Court in suit No. FHF/OS/CS/94/2022 was meritoriously nullified on February 10 by the Court of Appeal in Akure, in appeal No. CA/AK/270/2022 between APC and three others v. Peoples Democratic Party and others ”
“By the judgment, the elected officers have resumed office 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 foregoing, we hereby state that the APC and all its candidates have, by this letter, informed the commission of our withdrawal from the local government election scheduled for February 22. The same has become unnecessary, superfluous, and unlawful due to this development.”
The withdrawal statement, came three days after the bloody clash with its opposition, Peoples Democractic Party (PDP) which claimed the lives of over six people from both party over the council chairman reinstatement of APC members.
