13 Nigerian Parties Reject Osun IPAC Caretaker Committee Appointment

Osun IPAC Caretaker Committee Rejected by 13 Parties

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Thirteen registered political parties in Osun State have rejected the appointment of a caretaker committee for the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). The IPAC is the umbrella body for all opposition political parties.

The chairman of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, Tosin Odeyemi, addressed journalists in Osogbo on behalf of the parties that rejected the caretaker committee. He described the purported appointment as a ‘joke taken too far.’

IPAC National Organising Secretary, Chinyere O. Kalu, had earlier announced the postponement of the election and promised to communicate a new date. Since then, there has been no further communication from the IPAC National Secretariat. The state secretariat is not functioning, and there is effectively nowhere to direct official correspondence.

The 13 parties that have rejected the caretaker committee are: Labour Party, African Democratic Congress, Nigeria Democratic Congress, Zenith Labour Party, Action Democratic Party, National Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, All Progressives Congress, Allied Peoples Movement, Democratic Leadership Alliance, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Action Alliance, and African Action Congress.

The IPAC Constitution makes no provision for the appointment of a caretaker committee. The Independent National Electoral Commission has been called upon to disregard the caretaker committee.

The rejection of the caretaker committee is a result of the unresolved dispute over the election of a new chairman for the Osun IPAC. The election was scheduled to hold on March 14, 2026, but it was stalled due to the absence of committee members mandated to conduct the election.

### Context: The Role of IPAC in Nigeria

The Inter-Party Advisory Council is a key player in Nigeria's democratic process. IPAC promotes and sustains a free, fair, credible, transparent, inclusive, and peaceful electoral environment in the country.

### Reactions from Party Leaders

The chairman of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, Tosin Odeyemi, said, 'We reject the appointment of the caretaker committee. It's a joke taken too far.'

The IPAC National Organising Secretary, Chinyere O. Kalu, had earlier announced the postponement of the election and promised to communicate a new date.

The election that was being handled by a committee from the IPAC national secretariat in Abuja was scheduled to hold at the Osun State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Osogbo.

### What Lies Ahead?

The rejection of the caretaker committee by 13 political parties in Osun State has sparked controversy. The parties have called upon the Independent National Electoral Commission to disregard the caretaker committee.

The IPAC National Secretariat is yet to comment on the development.