The League of Imams and Alfas, Osun State chapter, has thrown its weight behind Governor Ademola Adeleke’s handling of the lingering local government crisis, calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately order the release of the state’s withheld local government allocations.
Rising from a meeting held in Osogbo on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, the Islamic clerics praised Adeleke for what they described as his “diplomatic and law-based leadership style” which, according to them, has sustained peace in the state despite the heated controversy over the control of local governments.
In a statement by the Grand Imam, Imam Musa Animasahun, the religious leaders specifically urged the Federal Government to respect the June 22 ruling of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the legitimacy of the elected PDP chairmen and councillors in Osun.
“The Assembly in a unanimous resolution specifically appeals to President Tinubu to direct the immediate release of Osun’s withheld allocations and the recognition of PDP elected officials in compliance with rule of law and due process,” the communiqué signed by the Grand Imam of Osun, Sheikh Musa Animasahun, stated.
The clerics warned that the continued withholding of local government funds was deepening hardship at the grassroots, stressing that several petitions from the Muslim ummah had already been sent to federal authorities demanding urgent action.
They further tasked Muslim public office holders, especially those from Osun and Kwara States, to see the push for the release of allocations as a “sacred religious duty.”
On national issues, the League commended President Tinubu for his economic reforms, even as they prayed for his success. They also hailed Osun citizens for their massive turnout in the recent voters’ registration exercise, urging those yet to collect their voter cards to do so immediately.
The League, however, cautioned scholars in the South West to desist from taking internal disputes within the Muslim ummah to social media, appealing for peace and unity.
The meeting adjourned to a later date to be announced by the Secretariat.
