Osun State governor Gboyega Oyetola has ordered all council chairmen and other political office holders at local government councils in the state to vacate their offices.
“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,” Oyetola said in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government Wole Oyebamiji.
Oyetola said the affected political office holders were asked to leave due to the expiration their tenure in office.
He said the directive is in pursuant to the expiration of the tenure of all political office holders in all the Local Governments, Area Development Councils and Administrative offices in Osun State.
“Governor Oyetola appreciates their individual contributions to the development of the state and wishes them well in their future engagements,” Oyebamiji said.