Two sets of people claim the chairmanship of Osun's 30 local government councils: chairmen elected on the APC platform in October 2022, and chairmen elected on the PDP platform on 22 February 2025. Courts have ruled on parts of the dispute but the parties disagree over what those rulings mean, and federal allocations to the councils have been withheld throughout. Until an authoritative roster is confirmed, this site does not name individual chairmen.
Publishing a contested name as 'the chairman' would misinform residents and could unfairly represent real people. We list a name only once it is confirmed against an official source such as an OSSIEC declaration or a court order.
Both groups are described here as they describe themselves, with the objection each faces.
Basis of the claim. Elected in the 15 October 2022 Osun LG election. That election was nullified by the Federal High Court, Osogbo on 25 November 2022 and they left office; they appealed. The APC maintains the Court of Appeal judgment of 10 February 2025 restored them.
Contested because. The Osun State Government says the Court of Appeal decided only that the PDP's suit was premature and made no consequential order reinstating anyone.
Basis of the claim. Declared winners of all 30 councils in the OSSIEC election of 22 February 2025 and subsequently sworn in by the Osun State Government.
Contested because. The APC argues the 22 February 2025 election was unlawful and asked the Federal Government to withhold allocations to the councils.
Amounts reported by the Osun State Government and by news outlets. Not independently audited by this project.
Every entry links to the reporting it came from.
OSSIEC conducts LG elections; APC candidates are returned as chairmen across the state.
The Federal High Court in Osogbo nullifies the October 2022 local government election. The APC-elected chairmen and councillors vacate office and appeal to the Court of Appeal, Akure.
The Court of Appeal, Akure dismisses the PDP's suit and upholds the APC's appeal. The APC says this reinstates its 2022 chairmen. The Osun State Government says the court ruled only that the suit was premature and granted no consequential order returning anyone to office.
Clashes follow the disputed judgment as rival groups move on council secretariats; multiple deaths are reported, including a former council chairman.
OSSIEC conducts a local government election; the PDP is declared winner in all 30 LGAs. The chairmen are subsequently sworn in. The APC rejects the election as unlawful.
From this point, monthly FAAC allocations due to the 30 councils are no longer released into the councils' accounts, while FAAC continues to publish the amounts allocated to them.
The Supreme Court dismisses the suit seeking to compel the Federal Government to pay the withheld funds directly to the councils led by the February 2025 officials, while affirming that allocations must be released directly to local government accounts.
Governor Ademola Adeleke publicly demands the release of more than ₦130bn in withheld council funds, saying the state has covered salaries for primary school teachers, health workers across 332 primary healthcare centres, council staff and pensioners for almost twelve months.
Reporting puts the cumulative withheld sum at ₦201.962bn: ₦131.5bn from March to December 2025 and a further ₦70.462bn from January to May 2026.
The EFCC announces the freezing of Osun State's federal statutory allocation account on 5 August. On 6 August the President directs the commission to go to court to vacate the order and discontinue the action.
The Osun State Police Command warns individuals and groups against attempts to forcefully take over local government secretariats.
