Why I sacked commissioners, special advisers –Fayemi

Gov. Kayode Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, yesterday gave reasons why he sacked his commissioners and special advisers on Wednesday, saying it was to reenergise, refocus, and reposition governance to meet the yearnings of the people.

Fayemi, who said he has been receiving strange messages from concerned people in the aftermath of the dissolution, said his quest to put in place a result-oriented cabinet that would connect the government to the people was the reason for the dissolution of the state executive council.

The governor, who said this during the swearing in of eight new permanent secretaries in Ado Ekiti, allayed fears of some concerned citizens, saying the dissolution was in a bid to take the state to higher heights through putting round pegs in round holes.

Governor Fayemi had, during the weekly executive council meeting on Wednesday, dissolved his cabinet, thanking the commissioners and special advisers for their services to the state in the last two years.

Using the allegory of a football team yesterday, Fayemi said: “In a football match, when you get to half time, it is the onerous responsibility of the coach and the team managers to review the team.

“There are some players who are full strikers and who can score goals. But there are also strikers, who cannot score goals.

“Others score brilliant goals, but lack the stamina to stay till the end of the match, while some cannot score goals, but they have the stamina to play full time. There are those who are put in the wrong positions, so all these must be reviewed to be able to have a government that is connected to the people,” the governor said.

He cautioned the new permanent secretaries against partiality in the discharge of their duties and advised them to operate an open-door policy.

Fayemi, who assured the workers that the era of godfathers helping workers to rise to higher positions, was over and that appointment would henceforth be merit and capacity- based. He advised civil servants in the state to work harder and be more dedicated to their duties.

The new permanent secretaries are: Dr Tope Adeyemo, Barrister Bamidele Agbede, Mr. Kola Ajumobi, Dr Olufolakemi Olomojobi, Mr. Olusesan Alabi, Engineer Abegunde Ebenezer, Mr. Owoseeni Mathew Adeyemi and Mrs. Olufunke Falodun.

Source:NationalMirror