I’ll reabsorb sacked workers if ... —Ajimobi •I’ll leave lasting legacy —Amosun

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.