Amosun To Re-absorb Sacked Civil Servants
By Olorunfemi Ojo
Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has directed all sacked teachers and civil servants in the state at the beginning of his administration to re-apply by submitting all their credentials at the office of the Civil Service Commission and Teaching Service Commission’s office, TESCOM.
Governor Amosun gave this directive during an interaction with civil servants in the state as part of activities marking this year’s Civil Servants week.
“We have said it times without number that every action taken by us, will have a reasonable not partisan. When we came on board and saw the way those employed then came in, the only option left to us, was to terminate their appointment and ask them to reapply. Those that we could absorb then were taken back.
“Now, I have directed that others should reapply and they would be re-absorbed into the civil service and this is far from political statement as being peddled around by some mischief makers in the state.
“Some are even saying, it was because of what happened in Ekiti that made us do all these. My question to them is that are we just waking up after Ekiti election to do all these? to sign cheques for severance packages for the former political office holders, for the benefits promised the civil servants now? All their statements are far from the truth. We are doing everything to ensure that our people in the State benefit from the dividends of democracy,” he said.
The affected workers numbering 2000 were employed by the governor predecessor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel administration towards the end of its tenure, but were sacked by Amosun on the grounds that their employment did not follow the due process.
