Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, has denied firing 12,000 employees and removing three monarchs from power in the state.
This clarification was provided by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on the talk show program “Frank Talk” on Rave FM in Osogbo.
He clarified that no employee was fired; instead, a panel set up by the state government reviewed each employee’s employment.
Rasheed stated: “No worker or traditional leader has ever been fired. We merely established a review panel. It is impossible to fire someone and install a review panel.
“Among other things, the review panel will consider the qualifications, the number of persons who were employed, and the employment’s legal requirements.
“There were problems with employment backdating before we took control, even as recently as last year. Order 6, which consists of the panels, will thereby operationalize orders 1 through 5.
“Those that were employed from July 17 till our takeover are still at work presently, they have not been sacked. The staff audit will review the employment. Within 4 hours, Adeleke has dismantled the illegality of 4 months, all the bobby traps he has dismantled them.”
Recall that Adeleke signed Executive Orders 3, 4, and 5, nullifying all employment and appointments by his predecessor Gboyega Oyetola from July 17 till his inauguration on Monsay, Nov. 28. He also issued another Executive Order dethroning three of the monarchs installed by Oyetola.
He explained that executive order 1 to 5 shows the intentions of the administration to review, nullify, and set aside, and the instrumentality to effect the orders was order 6 which is the composition of the panel.
The order states: “All employments in the service of Osun State Government made in any capacity into any capacity in all the Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Commissions, Boards and Parastatals after July 17th, 2022 be and are hereby nullified.
“All appointments in the service of Osun State Government made in any capacity into any capacity in all the Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Commissions, Boards and Parastatals after 17th July, 2022 be and are hereby reversed.
“Executive Order number five on Chieftaincy Affairs and appointment of traditional rulers. All appointments of traditional rulers made by Osun State Government after 17th July, 2022, are hereby ordered to be reviewed to ensure there was strict compliance with due process of chieftaincy declarations and native law, custom and tradition relating to such chieftaincies.
“In the case of Ikirun, Iree and Igbajo, to avoid further breakdown of law and order, the appointments of Akinrun of Ikinrun, Aree of Ire and Owa of Igbajo are hereby put on hold pending review. Subsequently, the palaces of Akinrun of Ikirun, Aree of Iree and Owa of Igbajo should remain unoccupied, while security agencies are hereby ordered to take charge.”