Osun State Authorities has rejected calls by a bunch figuring out itself as native authorities vice chairmen elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to account for council allocations spanning greater than a 12 months.

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The group, working beneath the title Discussion board of Native Authorities Vice Chairmen, had accused the state authorities of failing to transparently utilise funds reportedly launched to councils between December 2023 and January 2025.

In a press release circulated to journalists in Osogbo, the discussion board’s chairman, Victor Fatoki, claimed that native governments within the state acquired over N200 billion throughout the interval beneath evaluation.

In keeping with the discussion board, the alleged influx of funds was not matched by seen tasks throughout a number of council areas, prompting its demand for an in depth breakdown of how the cash was spent.

“We’re calling on Governor Ademola Adeleke to reveal transparency by accounting for the funds accrued to Osun native governments in the course of the interval,” the assertion learn.

The group argued that communities comparable to Atakunmosa East, Ila, Ifedayo, Boluwaduro and Obokun lacked infrastructure or interventions commensurate with what it described as substantial allocations.

“It’s tough to establish tasks that justify the billions reportedly allotted to those native governments. The scenario raised issues about grassroots governance,” it warned.

Reacting swiftly, the state authorities dismissed the discussion board as missing authorized standing, insisting that it didn’t recognise any such physique beneath Osun legislation.

Governor Ademola Adeleke, talking by way of his deputy spokesperson, Oladele Bamiji, mentioned the administration wouldn’t interact with what he described as an illegal group.

“There may be nothing like a Discussion board of Vice Chairmen elected on the platform of any political social gathering identified to the legislation in Osun State,” Bamiji acknowledged.

He warned that the actions of the group have been able to disrupting public order if not checked.

“They’re out to trigger confusion, and we is not going to permit any act able to inflicting unrest within the state,” he mentioned.

The governor additionally questioned the legitimacy of the officers claiming to talk as vice chairmen, noting that their elections have been topics of ongoing authorized disputes.

“You can not construct one thing on nothing. Unknown entities can’t accord themselves authorized standing they don’t have,” Adeleke mentioned.

The controversy is unfolding towards the backdrop of a protracted authorized battle between the Osun State Authorities and the APC over the management of native authorities councils and their funds.

That dispute, presently earlier than totally different courts, has stalled full native authorities administration within the state since February 2025, with either side laying declare to authority over council operations and sources.