The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an investigation into what it described as “suspicious and illegal” letters issued from the office of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in connection with the ongoing local government crisis in Osun state.
Speaking at a press conference held at PDP party secretariat, Osogbo, the party state Chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi, said the party was disturbed by two controversial letters dated August 21 and September 2, 2025, allegedly used to assign judicial duties outside the provisions of the law.
Bisi explained that the first letter was signed by one Joshua Ibrahim Aji, a Special Assistant to the Chief Judge, while the second was signed by an unnamed individual on behalf of the aide.
“To make matters worse, another letter emerged dated 2nd September, 2025. That one was not even signed by the so-called Special Assistant. It was signed by an unknown, unnamed individual, on behalf of the Special Assistant. The letter purported to assign a case to a judge, something that can never lawfully be done by anyone other than a judicial officer.
” Even more suspicious, that letter was delivered to the Osun State counsel on the 11th of September, 2025, more than a week after it was purportedly signed. We have every reason to suspect that that letter may have been backdated to achieve political ends. This suspicion is strong because when the case came up on September 8, 2025 in Abuja, neither the court nor the party to which it was addressed spoke about the letter.
“Gentlemen of the press, this is bizarre, unprecedented, and unacceptable,” Bisi emphasised.
He further accused the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) of instigating political manipulations against the duly elected PDP local government officials in Osun State, despite subsisting judgments of the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal in their favour.
“Our position is clear, this case must return to the Federal High Court in Osogbo where it was filed. Any application for transfer must be made openly before the presiding judge, not through shadowy letters. Anything else is illegality,” he said.
The party therefore urged the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to immediately probe the circumstances under which the letters were issued, insisting on transparency, accountability, and respect for the rule of law.
“We, the People’s Democratic Party in Osun State, therefore call on the Honourable Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to immediately probe these irregularities. He must investigate how and why persons, purportedly working in his office, who are not judicial officers, are signing letters that carry the force of judicial authority.
“We demand accountability. We demand transparency. Above all, we demand respect for the rule of law, He concluded.
