The Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has clarified that the Court of Appeal judgment of 10 February 2025 effectively restored the tenure of sacked local government chairmen and councillors in Osun State.

However, he stated that the tenure of the chairmen and councillors elected during the administration of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC, would expire in October this year.

In a statement issued on behalf of the federal government on Thursday evening, Fagbemi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, advised the Osun State government to shelve any plans to conduct local government elections for now, in the interest of peace and in line with the rule of law.

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