The governor of Osun state, Adegboyega Oyetola, has directed all council chairmen and other political office holders at Local Government Councils in the state to vacate offices.
The governor made this known in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji, titled ‘Important public notice’ on Friday.
In the statement, the affected political office holders were asked to leave because their tenure had expired.
The notice read, “The Executive Governor of the State of Osun, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has directed all political office holders at the Local Government Councils to vacate their respective offices and hand over the Administration of their concerned Councils to the most Senior Local Government Personnel.
“This is in pursuant to the expiration of the tenure of all political Office holders in all the Local Government, Area Development Councils and Administrative offices in Osun on Friday, 5th February, 2021.
“Governor Oyetola appreciates their individual contributions to the development of the state and wishes them well in their future engagements.”
Affected office holders were elected/appointed three years ago.
The local government in Osun state operates a parliamentary system which was introduced during the administration of Rauf Aregbesola, the current minister of Interior.
