The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has warned
Governor Ayodele Fayose to stop dragging the state civil
servants into politics, saying such is dangerous to
neutrality and professionalism in the civil service.
The party in a statement by its APC State Publicity
Secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, on Tuesday said declaring
holiday for civil servants to enable them attend a political
rally was against the tenets of civil service rule, which
barred civil servants from direct partisan politics.
The APC was reacting to the alleged directive by the
governor to workers making their attendance compulsory at
the President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign rally in Ado-
Ekiti on Tuesday.
But the Fayose’s Special Assistant on Indormation, Mr.
Lanre Ogunsuyi, said the allegation was “arrant nonsense”
because no worker was ordered to attend the rally.
“People have given such directive to workers in the past
and it didn’t work. The allegation is arrant nonsense. No
worker was compelled to attend the rally because they are
adults. People went there on their volition.
“The Governor is loved by the people. He went to the streets
on Monday to mobilise the people. Can you force a man to
come to Ado-Ekiti from Igogo?
The opposition party praised civil servants who raised
objections to the plan, saying that by maintaining their
professional integrity, they had de
monstrated that their loyalty belonged to the state and not
individuals holding political positions.
Olatubosun said Ekiti workers had become wiser not to
sacrifice their professional careers and integrity on the altar
of campaign deceits.
“The last time President Goodluck Jonathan visited Ekiti
State during Fayose’s campaign rally, he said he would
immediately start development projects in the state if
Fayose won.
“After Fayose was declared winner, the Federal Government
awarded N480 billion road contracts across the country.
Ekiti State did not benefit from all these contracts.
“The only two federal projects in Ekiti over the years, the
silo and 132/133kva electricity projects, have been
abandoned. Fayose sacked workers and a list of others to
be sacked is being prepared. He collected September
allocation but refused to pay September salary to workers.
“If Fayose is sure the teachers love him, why is he forcing
teachers into waiting buses as they arrived the schools to
the campaign venue?
“The governor reversed the promotions of many workers
and has abandoned even the members of his party that he
deceived with juicy appointments. Are all these what he will
present to the President for commissioning?”
The APC spokesman said it was regrettable that a President
who created conditions of impunity for all these to happen
came to the state again to deceive Ekiti people.
“What will President Jonathan tell the people after the man
he foisted on the state had desecrated all the institutions of
government? Fayose led thugs to beat the judges and court
records in the Chief Judge’s office were torn while secretary
was beaten black and blue.
“The governor sacked the House of Assembly where seven
members are now a majority over the 19 members of APC.
Elected representatives of the people are not allowed to
voice their interests in the parliament. Are all these Ekiti
people should celebrate by taking a holiday to welcome the
President to Ekiti State?” CLICK HERE TO READ FULL AND TOUCHING NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHY AND SCANDALS
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