THE
Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has said if it is the
general consensus of the people of the state that the recently sacked
3,000 workers relieved of their positions on allegations of age and
certificate falsifications should be reabsorbed, he would not hesitate
to do so.
He made this known in his office, on Wednesday, at the inauguration
of a panel set up to review claims of wrongful termination of
appointments by some of the public servants.
According to the governor, though he was desirous of a clean,
efficient and public service, once it was the general consensus of the
people that those who had been found wanting of fraudulent practices
should be brought back into the system, he would do that without much
ado.
“We as a government will not, on any occasion, sack any innocent
person. It is ungodly and, indeed, a sin against God and man. But if
anyone defrauded the system, has stolen and falsified his credentials
and you say we should temper justice with mercy, you are inflicting
great damage on the system which will soon destroy its whole fabric,” he
said.
Ajimobi added that “ours is a listening government. If this is the
consensus of the good people of Oyo State that anyone who has stolen
government money; anyone who falsified age; anyone who falsified
certificates; anyone who is a ghost worker, we should leave them in the
system, so be it.”
The governor said the decision to implement the audit report set up
by the immediate past administration of Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala was
carried out to ensure that the state public service regained its
reputation as one of the best in the country.
Governor Ajimobi said his government had shifted attention to
improving the working environment of workers, through the rehabilitation
of offices and provision of necessary office equipment.
He said the administration had nothing to gain by relieving workers
of their employment, adding, however, that government should do the
right thing by purging the workforce of bad eggs.
Meanwhile, THE Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has
vowed to leave a lasting legacy in the state, in line with the manifesto
of his party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
The governor made the vow on Wednesday, at a campaign rally in Ota,
in continuation of his state-wide campaign tour of local governments in
the state, ahead of the July 21 local government polls in the state.
The campaign tour took the governor and leaders of the ACN to Yewa South, Ipokia, Ado-Odo/Ota and Ifo local government areas.
Senator Amosun, who noted that this was the least expected of him by
the electorate, also received the erstwhile secretary of Yewa South
Local Government, Alani Adejumo, into the ranks of the ACN.
At Ipokia, the governor assured that 25 of the 500 transformers
recently purchased to boost electricity supply in the state would soon
be installed in the local government.
Those on the campaign tour with the governor included the state
chairman of the party, Alhaji Tajudeen Bello; state secretary, Chief
Abimbola Awofeso, as well as the Ogun West senatorial district chairman
of the party, Daniel Adejobi.
Adejumo, while explaining his reason to dump the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), noted that he was impressed with Governor Amosun’s
performance within just one year.
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