The All Progressives Congress(APC) Osun State on Monday said only the Supreme Court can invalidate February 10, 2025 Appeal Court verdict that reinstated its members to take control of councils in the state. 

The opposition party noted the fresh dismissal of another suit on Local Government at the Appeal Court in June 2025, never invalidated the earlier verdict by the same court. 

A statement by the party through its State Legal Officer, Chief Adegoke Ogunsola warned the Osun State Govenor, Ademola Adeleke and Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) against inciting the public and court against the reinstated excos. 

He said: “Since the duo lost the control of the local government administration in Osun State following the judgment of the Court of Appeal of 10th February, 2025, they have resorted to all manner of desperate antics to cause confusion in the interpretation of the Court of Appeal ruling of 13th January and the judgment of 10th February, 2025.

“The latest acts of mischief unleashed by the Governor and his party men were caused by the latest decision of the Court of Appeal of 13th June, 2025 refusing to relist the appeal of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) and the All Progressives Congress (APC). 

“The major reason for the refusal to relist the appeal is that the same Court of Appeal had decided the same issues raised by the Appeal in Appeal No. CA/AK/270/2022 in its judgment of 10th February, 2025 which reinstated the Chairmen and Councilors elected under the platform of APC during the October 15th 2022 local government elections.”

He added: “We urge security agencies and Nigerians to ignore attempt of desperation and harassment by the government of Mr. Ademola Adeleke and its PDP handlers to confuse the polity and seize by the force of arms the local government administration in the State of Osun.”

Reacting to APC, Adeleke in a statement through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed said he is committed to peaceful resolution on the LG crisis through legal means. 

He reaffirmed that validly elected excos are that of PDP chairmen and councillors following the dismissal of their appeal in June 2025.