{"id":356578,"date":"2025-02-21T15:03:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=356578"},"modified":"2025-02-21T15:03:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:03:46","slug":"breaking-osun-court-orders-electoral-body-security-agencies-to-conduct-lg-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/21\/breaking-osun-court-orders-electoral-body-security-agencies-to-conduct-lg-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Osun Court orders electoral body, security agencies to conduct LG polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The court ruled that election conducted by the 1st Defendant on 15th October, 2022 was invalidated, nullified and voided<\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An Osun State High Court in Osogbo has directed the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) and security agencies to proceed with the local government elections scheduled for Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling was delivered on Friday by Justice A. 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