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  • Akeredolu sacks Sowore

    Akeredolu sacks Sowore

    Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has relieved Mr Allen Sowore, the Special Assistant on New Media to the embattled Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, of his appointment with immediate effect.

    This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Akure by Mr Olusegun Ajiboye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and made available to newsmen.

    Ondo State Deputy Governor Ajayi had been at loggerheads with his boss, Akeredolu, for some time before he finally resigned from the All Progressives Congress and joined the People’s Democratic Party.

    Ajayi, however, maintains that he remains the deputy governor of the state in spite of his leaving the All Progressives Congress.

    The statement advised Sowore to submit all government’s property in his possession to the Chief of Staff to the Governor.

  • Oyedepo sacks top church officials for stealing God’s money

    The Presiding Bishop of Winner’s Chapel, David Oyedepo, has dismissed some officials for allegedly stealing from the church’s treasury.

    Oyedepo, who spoke on Saturday during an empowerment summit organised for the church’s ordained workers, however, did not disclose the number of officials affected.

    The annual event, which is usually attended by pastors, zonal ministers and their assistants, deacons, ushers and other ordained workers of the church, where they are acquainted with the church’s programme for the year, was presided over by Oyedepo, while his deputy, Bishop David Abioye, was also in attendance. Both men ministered powerfully. Oyedepo ministered on service, while Abioye spoke on consistency in service.

    In the course of the programme, however, Oyedepo took some time to talk about the goings on in the church. He revealed how some very high up officials, mainly accountants, had looted the church’s treasury.

    He said, “We had no choice but to dismiss them. You can imagine top church officials engaging in doubling figures and other dubious practices. After we dismissed them, we discovered more fraud.”

    “Those who should discover the fraud were the ones involved in it. One of them refused to confess until the last minute. Can you imagine accountants perpetrating fraud in the house of God?

    “Don’t employ them, don’t sympathise. Whoever sympathises with the wicked is wicked himself. Don’t sympathise with any perpetrator of fraud, otherwise, you are a partaker of the evil act.”

  • Buhari finally sacks NHIS boss, Usman Yusuf

    Buhari finally sacks NHIS boss, Usman Yusuf

    Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has finally sacked the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf.
    This is coming seven months after being recommended for dismissal.
    Mrs. Boade Akinola, Director of Media, Federal Ministry of Health, , in a statement on Monday said Buhari has appointed Prof. Mohammed Sambo, as the new head of the NHIS.
    It could be recalled that a panel set by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation had last December recommended Yusuf for dismissal for alleged fraud and other misdemeanours.
    Similarly, a panel set up by the Federal Ministry of Health had in 2017 recommended his dismissal following findings that he alleged mismanaged N919m

  • Extortion: Lagos sacks 34 LASTMA officers

    The Lagos State Government on Friday said it has sacked 34 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, over cases of extortion and others.

    The government also disclosed that two LASTMA officers were currently being investigated for allegedly extorting motorist in the state.

    Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat stated that the present administration was committed to given adequate support to LASTMA officials towards reducing travel time within the state, but would not condone any government official terrorising the citizens.

    “And that is why we are currently investigating two of our officers that allegedly harassed citizens who admitted driving against traffic. But the essence of LASTMA officers on the road was not to harass but to affirm the dictate of the road traffic law and be civil while enforcing it.

    “The claim is that the two officers allegedly extorted money from the driver. A petition has been written to the state government by a law firm stating how it happened. The officers have been referred to the agency that has power to discipline them for investigation,” said.

    Hamzat said the LASTMA officers were currently before the State Disciplinary Management Board, assuring residents that none of the officers enforcing the laws had rights to harass them, while cautioning residents against depositing money for fines into officers’ personal accounts, as the only approved account must have Lagos State Government as the account holder.

    LASTMA General Manager, Wale Musa, disclosed that 34 officers were sacked for extortion in the last 18 months.

    Musa disclosed that while 24 were sacked last year, 10 were sacked between January and May 31, 2019, saying that the agency had decided to intensify its enforcement and keep watch on LASTMA officers.

    “Any officer found wanting will be disciplined accordingly. We have been doing it. This year, nothing less than 10 LASTMA officers were dismissed. Same last year, over 24 were dismissed. We have a system where we can discipline our staff.

    “Anyone that has an issue, should please take it up with us, we will deal with it accordingly. We have been seeing so many social media comments on the law, the truth is that the law is meant to be obeyed.

    “But we have a system where no LASTMA officer issues you a ticket. The LASTMA officer and yourself will face the law. It is not the right of the LASTMA officer to tell you that you are guilty, it is the court that decides. If members of the public can cooperate with us, we are ready and willing to ensure that the laws are obeyed and that our men work without fear or intimidation and no member of the public will be intimidated,” Musa said.

  • JUST IN: El-Rufai sacks all political appointees

    JUST IN: El-Rufai sacks all political appointees

    Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has directed all political appointees to submit letters of resignation by 30th April 2019.

    The governor will exercise his constitutional prerogative to decide on re-appointments while giving the Kaduna State Ministry of Finance adequate time to compute severance payments and reconcile any liabilities.

    According to the directive, each notice of resignation must be submitted along with a handover note, signed by the political appointee on behalf of the MDA or office to which he or she had been appointed. All resignation letters should be properly addressed to the Principal Private Secretary.

    A statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Samuel Aruwan, stated that Malam Nasir El-Rufai has thanked all political appointees for their contributions and service to the state during his first-term.

    He said: “As he constitutes the team that will assist him in his second-term, the governor said he expects the process to be enriched by the handover notes from the political appointees, and the report of the Transition Committee headed by the Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe.

    “The following appointees are expected to comply with the directive: All Commissioners in the State Executive Council, All Permanent Secretaries, Special Advisers, Directors-General, Executive Secretaries, Managing Directors, General Managers and other Heads of Agencies, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants and Technical Assistants to the Governor, other than the Kashim Ibrahim Fellows.

    “Excluded from compliance with this directive are full-time Commissioners of certain State Executive bodies who retain their tenured appointments in the following agencies: i. Fiscal Responsibility Commission

    1. Civil Service Commission

    iii. Judicial Service Commission

    iiii. Assembly Service Commission

    1. The State Independent Electoral Commission (SIECOM)
    2. The Peace Commission

    vii. Public Procurement Authority

    viii. Water Regulatory Authority

    “Due to recent adjustments in roles within the government, the occupants of and recent appointees into the following offices are also exempted from the directive to resign: a. Commissioner of Finance

    1. Principal Private Secretary
    2. Accountant-General
    3. Special Adviser, Intergovernmental Relations
    4. Managing Director, Kaduna Markets Development Company
    5. Managing Director, Kaduna Investment and Finance Company, and
    6. Any other political appointee sworn-in or appointed to their current role within the last six months.”

  • BREAKING: Police sacks nine senior officers, demote six for misconduct

    BREAKING: Police sacks nine senior officers, demote six for misconduct

    The Police Service Commission has approved with immediate effect the dismissal of nine senior Police officers for gross misconduct.

    It also approved the reduction in rank of another six officers for different cases of misconduct.

    The PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, said in a statement on Tuesday that this was part of the outcome of the fifth plenary meeting of the Commission, which held in Abuja on March 26 and 27, 2019, presided over by its Chairman, Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector-General of Police.

    It stated that the Commission also approved ‘severe reprimand’ for five officers and ‘reprimand’ for another five.

    One officer, Austin Agbonlahor, a Commissioner of Police was, however, exonerated.

    The statement read, “Those dismissed were Abdul Ahmed, a Superintendent of Police who will also be prosecuted; another SP, Adamu Abare, had his promotion from SP to Chief Superintendent of Police withdrawn before his dismissal.”

    The Commission further requested the acting IG to furnish it with information on the punishment meted out to other officers mentioned in the Police Investigation Reports involving Abare with regard to irregularities in the conduct of the 2011 recruitment exercise.

    Others who were also dismissed include DSPs Osondu Christian, Samson Ahmidu and Pius Timiala who would be prosecuted.

    The statement said their promotion from Deputy Superintendent to SP had been withdrawn.

    Four Assistant Superintendents of Police were also dismissed for various wrongdoings. They are: Agatha Usman, Esther Yahaya, Idris Shehu and Usman Dass.

    “Oluwatoyin Adesope and Mansir Bako had their ranks reduced from SP to DSP, while Gbenle Mathew,; Tijani Saifullahi, Sadiq Idris and Alice Abbah were demoted from DSP to ASP,” the Service stated.

    It added that the decisions had been conveyed to the IG for implementation in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Commission, Nnamdi Mbaeri.

  • Fayose sacks aide over Eid el-kabir prayers

    Fayose sacks aide over Eid el-kabir prayers

    Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has sacked his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi.

    A statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said Adelusi was relieved of his duty over “dereliction of duty.”

    The statement, which was announced on the state-owned radio station, did not explain the specific offence committed by Adelusi.

    But a source in the Governor’s Office said Adelusi was sacked because he failed to organise adequate media coverage for the Eid prayer in Ado Ekiti, which the governor attended on Friday.

    Olayinka said, “The governor was livid that there were no journalists in his entourage and that they were not on the ground to cover his entry into the prayer ground.

    “The governor felt he had taken more than enough from the gentleman and ordered his sacking.

    “The CPS, however, said he was not aware of the event because it was not officially communicated to him.

    “He said there was no way he could have arranged for a media coverage for an event he was not aware of. But we hope the matter can be resolved because the governor has a large heart.”

    When contacted by our correspondent, Olayinka confirmed the development. He explained that he issued the statement based on the directive of the governor.

    He, however, failed to provide further details on the incident.

    Attempts by our correspondent to speak with Adelusi on the issue was unsuccessful as he did not respond to calls made to his mobile phone and also to the text message sent to him as of the time of filing this report.

  • Bauchi governor, Abubakar sacks entire cabinet

    Bauchi governor Mohammed Abubakar sacked the entire state cabinet on Thursday, hours after he and commissioners took delivery of hospital equipment donated by international development partners.

    He has named Mohammed Umar as new secretary to the state government, according to a statement released by his press secretary Abubakar Al-Sadique.

    Umar’s appointment takes effect immediately, after the sack of all commissioners and advisers.

    Only his special security adviser Brig-Gen Ladan Yusuf retains his position.

    Governor Abubakar had earlier during the day held an Executive Council meeting where he announced the dissolution of the cabinet and thanked members of the cabinet for their contributions to the development of Bauchi State.

    Speculations about the planned reshufflement within the state political circle had been on for over two months‎.

    The governor had earlier effected a minor cabinet reshuffle some months ago when some of his commissioners were re assigned portfolios and posted to other ministries.