APC LG chairs, councillors resume duties in 14 Osun LGs

Chairmen and councillors elected in the October 15, 2022, local government elections have resumed work at 14 secretariats across Osun State as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

The officials, accompanied by many APC members, have reoccupied offices at secretariats in Ila, Ede South, Ife Central, Ife East, Ife North, Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Boripe, Oriade, and Obokun, with further resumptions noted in Ejigbo, Iwo, Ayedire, and Boripe.

Ex-Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Jamiu Olawumi, confirmed the resumption and highlighted the robust security measures in place. “Security was top-notch. Members of the police tactical team, an armed squad of civil defence, and DSS are all present around the secretariat,” he said.

Olawumi, however, urged further action. He said, “We commend Governor Adeleke, but that is not enough. They should take away the thugs they brought here. They have them in town. If you move around, you will see different faces that you have not seen here.

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“They should not encourage those militants and cultists to kill the Osun people. It is dawn on them that the judgment is enforceable. The governor should make an attempt to see the President, the Chief of Staff to the President, or the IGP. He should do that much for us so that the vision of developing Osun within his current tenure will be achieved. Our chairmen and councillors are ready to work with him, though they are different tiers of government.”

No incidents of violence have been reported so far, as the state’s political leadership and security agencies work together to ensure a smooth transition following the local government polls.