Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- Ahead of the Osun state local government elections scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State has announced its withdrawal from the poll.

In a letter signed by the Osun APC Secretary, Alao Olabisi Kamoru, and addressed to the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, on Wednesday, the APC cited the recent Appeal Court judgment in Akure as the basis for its withdrawal, stressing that the ruling had rendered the planned election unnecessary and unlawful.

The letter referenced Appeal No. CA/AK/270/2022, which reinstated previously elected local government officials.

The letter reads:

*"Recall that the judgment of the Federal High Court in Suit No. FHC/OS/CS/9...