Recall that workers in the 30 local government areas of the state have stayed away from work, following a directive from the Osun State President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Dr. Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, since the 17th of  February, 2025

Ogungbangbe gave this directive over the tussle to take charge of LG control by ruling PDP and the opposition APC.

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While speaking to journalists, the APC Director of Media in the state, Mr. Kola Olabisi, decried the ongoing administrative vacuum at the grassroots, accusing Governor Ademola Adeleke of deliberately orchestrating the strike.

He alleged that the PDP-led administration was sponsoring the local government workers’ strike through a “pliant” NULGE leadership to undermine the APC chairmen reinstated by the appellate court.

Olabisi further lamented the hardship faced by residents due to the shutdown, claiming that many now travel to neighboring states for basic services usually provided at the council level.

He called on the National Assembly and the Presidency to intervene and alleviate the suffering of Osun residents.

But in response, the Osun PDP spokesperson, Oladele Bamiji, absolved Governor Adeleke of any blame, alleging that the APC instigated the violence in a bid to force a declaration of emergency rule in the state.

He praised Adeleke’s decision to rely on legal means to address the dispute rather than escalating tensions.

He accused the APC of attempting to exploit the situation to regain control of the state by destabilizing local government administration.

Bamiji also urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore the APC’s call for intervention, describing it as a desperate move by a party still smarting from its defeat in the July 16, 2022 governorship election.