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A court document has revealed the bank accounts where the Federal Government deposited allocations meant for Osun State’s 30 local government councils
The funds, it showed, were lodged in newly opened United Bank for Africa (UBA) accounts in the names of the 30 councils, according to a report by the Nigerian Tribune.
The accounts were allegedly created by the sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen and councillors.
The revelation came through a letter dated September 26, 2025, by Osun State’s lead counsel, Musibau Adetunbi, SAN, alerting UBA to a subsisting court order barring the release of the funds.
“Kindly find attached a copy of the interim order granted against your bank in the above named suit.
“Kindly be informed that all relevant processes have been duly served on your bank and your Legal Department has equally been notified of the Order. However, out of abundance of caution, we believe that you are one of the authorities of the Bank that we should notify.
“The essence of this letter is just to remind you of your duty to comply with the above-stated order, so long as it subsists, and which obviously was made pending the hearing of Motion.
“Kindly note that the above order covers any statutory payment made to your bank for the benefit of the 30 Local Governments in Osun State,” the letter read.
The Osun State Government had earlier challenged the payments in suit number 1/1149/25 before the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, insisting that the arrangement violated the Constitution and threatened the state’s stability.
Justice A.L. Akintola, sitting at Court 5, issued an interim injunction stopping UBA from releasing money from the accounts until the substantive motion is heard.
In his ruling, the judge noted: “Having carefully considered the motion Ex-parte together with the supporting affidavit and the Exhibits attached on the one hand as well as the written address of counsel and the affidavit of urgency filed along with the motion, this court is satisfied that the claimants/applicants have successfully made out a case for the urgent intervention of this court at this stage as any delay may foist on the claimants/applicants an irreversible harm, injury or situation of helplessness.
“In any event, it is only an interim order that the defendant/respondent will have the opportunity to possibly challenge once the defendant turns up to join issues with the claimants on the motion on notice for an order of interlocutory injunction already filed in this case. Accordingly, the interim orders of injunction sought are hereby granted as prayed, on the claimants/applicants.”
The case is expected to come up again on October 3, 2025, for hearing of the motion on notice.
Atakunmosa West/East LGA – 1028534740 – UBA
Atakunmosa West/East LGA – 1028534661 – UBA
Ayedaade LGA – 1028534726 – UBA
Ayedire LGA – 1028534733 – UBA
Boluwaduro LGA – 1028534678 – UBA
Boripe LGA – 1028534757 – UBA
Ede North LGA – 1028534764 – UBA
Ede South LGA – 1028534771 – UBA
Egbedore LGA – 1028534788 – UBA
Ejigbo LGA – 1028534795 – UBA
Ife Central LGA – 1028534805 – UBA
Ife East LGA – 1028534685 – UBA
Ife North LGA – 1028534812 – UBA
Ife South LGA – 1028534692 – UBA
Ifedayo LGA – 1028534829 – UBA
Ifelodun LGA – 1028534836 – UBA
Ila LGA – 1028534843 – UBA
Ilesa East LGA – 1028534850 – UBA
Ilesa West LGA – 1028534702 – UBA
Irepodun LGA – 1028534867 – UBA
Irewole LGA – 1028534874 – UBA
Isokan LGA – 1028534881 – UBA
Iwo LGA – 1028534898 – UBA
Obokun LGA – 1028534908 – UBA
Odo-Otin LGA – 1028534915 – UBA
Ola-Oluwa LGA – 1028534922 – UBA
Olorunda LGA – 1028534939 – UBA
Oriade LGA – 1028534719 – UBA
Orolu LGA – 1028534946 – UBA
Osogbo LGA – 1028534953 – UBA
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