Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has sworn in the newly elected local government chairmen and councillors in the state, and commended President Bola Tinubu for not allowing the state to be plunged to crisis during the elections.

The State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) had announced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates winners of the 30 chairmanship and 332 councillorship seats in the local government elections held on Saturday, and subsequently presented certificates of return yesterday to the elected chairmen.

Adeleke at the swearing-in ceremony held yesterday at Government House, Osogbo, urged the chairmen to deliver on good governance in their respective local governments, but for now, stay away from the council secretariats to avoid clash with the opposition party.

Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has directed its court “reinstated chairmen” to resume in their respective local government areas today Monday, noting through a statement by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, that the purported directive that the chairmen and councillors should not report in their council areas was not from the party.