Osun court protest: JUSUN, CSO condemn LG tussle

A protestation astatine the Osun State High Court successful Osogbo connected Wednesday implicit section authorities funds has drawn crisp reactions from civilian nine groups and the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, with differing views emerging connected the legitimacy and implications of the action.

The demonstrators, comprising individuals identified with reinstated section authorities chairmen nether the All Progressives Congress, APC, marched from the Government House to the tribunal premises, raising concerns implicit ongoing ineligible proceedings linked to the disputed funds.

The protestation followed a ineligible tussle successful which a Magistrate Court issued a seat warrant for the apprehension of executives of United Bank for Africa successful a suit filed by the Osun State Government.

The authorities had alleged that the slope released funds to the reinstated APC section authorities chairmen, a assertion that has go cardinal to the dispute.

Earlier, the Osun State High Court, presided implicit by Justice Matthias Agboola successful Suit No. HOS/M4/2026, granted an ex parte question quashing the transgression proceedings against the slope and its unit astatine the Magistrate Court.

Despite the High Court’s decision, proceedings reportedly continued earlier the Magistrate Court presided implicit by A.A. Adeyeba, prompting objections from the reinstated assembly officials.

The protesters, who assembled astatine the Lameco country of Osogbo, carried placards bearing inscriptions specified arsenic “Say nary t...