{"id":151552,"date":"2025-02-20T12:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T11:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/osun-apc-withdraws-from-saturdays-lg-poll"},"modified":"2025-02-20T23:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:43:00","slug":"osun-apc-withdraws-from-saturdays-lg-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/osun-apc-withdraws-from-saturdays-lg-poll","title":{"rendered":"Osun APC withdraws from Saturday\u2019s LG Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has announced its withdrawal from the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was communicated in a letter signed by the Osun APC Secretary, Alao Olabisi Kamoru, and addressed to the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The APC cited the recent Appeal Court judgment in Akure as the basis for its withdrawal, stating that the ruling had rendered the planned election unnecessary and unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>The letter referenced Appeal No. CA\/AK\/270\/2022, which reinstated previously elected local government officials.<\/p>\n<p>The letter reads:<\/p>\n<p>*\u201dRecall that the judgment of the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC\/OS\/CS\/94\/2022 was meritoriously nullified on 10th February 2025 by the Appeal Court in Akure in Appeal No. CA\/AK\/270\/2022 Between All Progressives Congress &amp; 3 Ors v. 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By this judgment, the elected officers have resumed office as allowed by the Appeal Court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe implication of the Appeal Court judgment, as cited above, is that the local council seats are no longer vacant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn view of the foregoing, we hereby state that the All Progressives Congress and all its candidates, by this letter, inform the Commission that we withdraw from the Local Government Elections scheduled for 22nd February 2025, the same having become unnecessary, superfluous, and unlawful with this development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The APC had been actively campaigning for its candidates across Osun\u2019s 30 local government areas before making the sudden decision to pull out of the race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has announced its withdrawal from the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025. The decision was communicated in a letter signed by the Osun APC Secretary, Alao Olabisi Kamoru, and addressed to the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, on Wednesday. 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