{
  "id": 4329476,
  "title": "It’s Time to Release Osun LG Allocations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/its-time-to-release-osun-lg-allocations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T01:53:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/30/its-time-to-release-osun-lg-allocations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Following Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State's decisive victory over APC candidate Munirudeen Oyebamiji in the recent local government elections, the federal government is expected to release withheld statutory allocations of over N250 billion. These funds were initially withheld after the February 2025 polls, which the ruling APC challenged. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the seizure of these allocations violated the 1999 Constitution, directing that the funds be directed to local government accounts. Despite the court's ruling, the APC-led federal government and the Attorney General have chosen to ignore the directive, continuing to withhold the funds. These allocations are crucial for paying the salaries of primary school teachers, nurses, and other health workers, as well as supporting local government employees, traditional council members, retirees, and improving infrastructure across the state's 332 primary healthcare centers.",
  "summary": "Now that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has decisively defeated the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Munirudeen Oyebamiji, it is hoped that the federal government would",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}