The Oyo State High Court has dismissed a bid by former All Progressives Congress (APC) local government chairmen in Osun State to overturn a court order freezing disputed council funds held with the United Bank for Africa (UBA).
Justice Ladiran Akintola, delivering judgment yesterday, struck out the application filed in the case Attorney-General of Osun State & Anor v. UBA PLC.
The ousted chairmen, identified only as “Persons Affected,” had sought permission to challenge an ex parte order issued on September 26, 2025, which froze the funds, aiming to have it revoked.
The applicants argued that the freezing of the accounts had disrupted grassroots governance across Osun State and violated provisions of the 1999 Constitution.
However, none of the former officials or other principal parties attended the court proceedings.
The Osun State Attorney-General was represented by Musibau Adetunbi, SAN, with E.Y. Ajayi and D.G. Egunjobi, while UBA was represented by Oluwatomiwa Fadeyi.
In his ruling, Justice Akintola described the application as entirely without merit, noting that the sacked chairmen were “strangers to the suit” because they had previously withdrawn their request to be joined as parties.
Consequently, the court held that they had no legal standing, or locus standi, to challenge the freezing of the accounts or to seek the dismissal of the main suit.
