Sequel to the complaint received from the Local Government Chairmen, in Osun state, by the Osun State Attorney General that unauthorized accounts have been opened for the Osun state LGs allocation, so as to allow the authorized persons to operate and maintain the accounts, in the United Bank for Africa (UBA). Consequently, the Osun state AG filed charge no: MOS/601C/2025 against the UBA and its three officials before an Osogbo magistrate Court.
No elected official can stay in office beyond his or tenure while seeking tenure elongation or determination and any such assertion is an affront on the constitution and a mockery of our democracy.
The Osun State Government has noted the intemperate, misleading and inflammatory statement credited to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, over the ongoing illegal withholding of local government funds due to Osun State and the siege on council secretariats
Governor Ademola Adeleke has restated his accusation against Blue Economy Minister, Gboyega Oyetola about the Minister’s masterminding Osun local government crisis, asserting again that the self-awarded tenure of APC Chairmen lapsed in 2025 and cannot be elongated under the law and Supreme Court precedents.
Governor Ademola Adeleke has doubled down on current illegality across Osun state local governments, reaffirming that self awarded tenure of APC Chairmen lapsed on October 22, 2025 and cannot be elongated under the constitution and precedents set by Supreme Court rulings.
My dear people of Osun State, the urgent necessity to restore lawful, peaceful, and effective governance at the grassroots in our state compels me to speak to you at this time.
Governor of Osun State, Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, has demanded the immediate release of over ₦130 billion in statutory allocations allegedly withheld from the state’s local governments, warning that the continued blockade is crippling grassroots governance and inflicting hardship on workers and residents.
The attention of the Osun State Ministry of Education has been drawn to a publication alleging that the recent directive by His Excellency, Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, on the issuance of appointment letters to newly recruited teachers was prompted by fear of protest or embarrassment.
Osun State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has emerged winner of multiple honours at the Annual Global Awards 2025 (South-West Region), clinching the title of Best Governor across five critical sectors of governance.
