The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Osun State, Abiodun Idowu, has explained why reinstated local government council executives are still in office despite their official tenure ending on October 22, 2025. Idowu said the continued stay of the officials is tied to ongoing court proceedings at the Federal High Court in Osogbo, which are expected to provide legal clarification on the matter.

Idowu noted that the executives were originally elected during the October 2022 local government elections, but their tenure was disrupted following a Federal High Court judgment that led to their removal. Subsequently, Governor Ademola Adeleke dissolved the councils through an Executive Order in November, citing the court ruling as justification for the action.

The situation changed after the Court of Appeal reinstated the executives on February 10, 2025, allowing them to resume duties at their respective councils. Idowu clarified that the appellate court’s judgment remains valid, as it has not been appealed at the Supreme Court, stressing that the executives are not seeking an extension of their tenure but rather a judicial determination of when it should legally end.

Explaining the current legal position, Idowu said the executives’ tenure was interrupted for more than two years, which prompted the return to court. “We are not asking for tenure elongation; what we want is tenure determination,” he stated. The next hearing is scheduled for February 3, 2026, after which the court is expected to decide whether their tenure ended in October 2025 or should be calculated from February 10, 2025, when they resumed office.