The Ekiti State Governor, Dr.
Kayode Fayemi has sacked over 2,000 workers hurriedly appointed by the
immediate past Governor, Ayodele Fayose few days to his leaving office.
The workers were appointed by
Fayose after the July, 2018 gubernatorial election.
The decision followed
deliberations by the State Executive Council on the report of the committee
headed by the Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, that reviewed irregular
appointments made between 2014 and 2018.
The government said the
recruitment exercise violated due process, The Nation reports.
It was gathered that the affected
2 ,000 workers comprises 600 teachers recruited into the Teaching Service
Commission , 400 personnel employed into the State Universal Basic Education
Board and 1,000 injected into the system through the Office of Establishment
and Training, among others.
Commissioner for Information,
Tourism and Values Orientation, Mr. Muyiwa Olumilua who addressed newsmen on
Thursday said the appointments were null and void because they were done
hurriedly with ulterior motives and in bad faith.
He stated that the governor had
directed the Head of Service, Mr Ayodeji Ajayi, to collate all available
vacancies in the Civil Service, with a view to recruiting suitable and
qualified Ekiti citizens into the Public Service, irrespective of religious and
political affinities.
Olumilua, however, urged the
affected workers to participate in the next recruitment exercise to be
announced in due course.
“All appointments made after the
Gubernatorial Election of July 2018, violated due process, are hereby cancelled
and declared null and void.
“And all affected workers are
advised to participate in the next recruitment exercise to be announced in due
course”, Olumilua said.
According to him, “The officers
reinstated into the Local Government Service Commission between October 16th,
2014 and October 15th, 2018 are to be reabsorbed by the relevant Personnel
Board, and migrated to biometric payroll.
“All 272 officers employed by the
Governor Fayose Administration, who are still on manual payroll, shall be
considered for absorption into the Civil Service but on case-by-Case basis.
Absorption will be conditional on availability of vacancies.
“The 169 officers recruited in
2014 but had their appointments terminated by the Governor Fayose
Administration, shall be considered for re-absorption by the Ekiti State House
of Assembly Service Commission, But on a Case-by-case basis. Re-absorption will
be conditional on availability of vacancies in their previous offices of
appointment.
“Officers dismissed between
October 16th, 2014 and October 15th 2018 in the Ministries of Justice, Works
and Transport, Environment, SUBEB, Teaching Service Commission, Hospital
Management Board should go to the Office of Establishment to ascertain their
current status.”
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