Amosun Sacks Labour Leaders, 14 others
The Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has sacked the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), Comrade Akeem Ambali, his vice and the state chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Dare Ilekoya and 14 others.
The labour leaders and their members have embarked on strike to demand for the payment of their contributory pension funds . Sources toldnigerianecho.com that the action of the Governor was not unconnected with the way labour unions marked the 2016 Teachers’s day. The government had accused the labour leaders of being used by the opposition parties in the state. Governor Amosun issued statement condeming the labour leaders for inviting opposition figures to the event marking the 2016 teachers’ day.
Those dismissed along the leaders were A.O Oshin, Nola Balogun, Eniola Atiku, Solaru.O, Adebanjo.T, Akinola.A.S, Oyolola .S.A, Obafemi. O.B, Ogunsola Peter, Akinlade.S.A, Christopher.T.A, Ogunrombi A.A, Azeez.K.I and Taiwo A.O.
While those suspended include Odusanya S.A, Comrade Akapo, Adegbesan J.O, Adelami S.I, Obadara O, Ogunnuga O.A, Ayokambi T.A, Tijani A.A, Adegbesan J.O, Idowu A.O, Olaifa O.A, Bayo Lasore, Ahmodu S.A, Oludotun Oliyide, Tijani Y.A, Awode I.A, Dada O.A and Adesanya Abiola.
The state government had thereby directed appropriate agencies of the state , Ogun State Local Government Service Commission, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) to implement this gruesome and dictatorial instruction with immediate effect.