FAYEMI HAS STARTED IN CONFUSION – ONI’S AIDE
Ekiti State former Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation,
Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun has lamented the confusion brought into the
State by the State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, saying; “For
rescinding two major decisions less than 24 hours, he has shown that
his government will be that of confusion.”
Olatunbosun, who was reacting to the emergence of Fayemi as governor
for the first time said in a statement made available to journalists
today that; “matching Engr. Segun Oni's achievements is going to be a
very herculean task for Fayemi because in the last three years, Ekiti
State was ruled by a man, who never thought about doing anything for
himself but concentrated his efforts on the development of the State.”
His words; “We have watched with keen interest happenings in our dear
State, Ekiti since the judiciary decided to punctuate the wheel of
development in the State and handed Ekiti fortune over to the Lagos
invaders.
“Since Friday, Ekiti appears to have been placed under siege and this
has been made manifest by the heavy presence of armed policemen in the
State capital. In Ado-Ekiti today, the number of riot policemen are
far above the residents of the town and this can only happen in a
state where those in power are not sure of the support of the people.
“Also, in the last 48 hours, two major decisions made by Governor
Fayemi have been reversed. On Saturday, immediately after his swearing
in, he pronounced that all permanent secretaries appointed between
2008 and October 15, 2010 should revert to their former positions and
that he was going to probe the immediate past administration.
“But less than 24 hours after he said this, he reversed himself,
suggesting that he acted in error.
“Even though we are aware that the decision to reverse the permanent
secretaries appointments and bring back those that had retired, which
is aimed at bringing back one of the retired permanent secretaries,
who is to be made Head of Service is still going to be revisited, we
are convinced that these policy somersault within 24 hours has shown
the state of unpreparedness of the present government to face the task
of governance and we wish to urge Ekiti people to be vigilant.
“The State civil service should also be mindful of the plot to foist
a retired permanent secretary on them by the state government all in
the name of dishing out political patronage.”
Speaking further, Olatunbosun, who described the Appeal Court judgment
as a dangerous precedence in electoral contest in the country noted
that; “With that kind of judgment, the court has told us that all that
is needed to win an election through the judiciary is for a loser to
destroy electoral materials by whatever means, including setting INEC
office ablaze.
“However, we on this side are proud of Engr. Segun Oni and all that he
deed for Ekiti State. We will continue to stand by him because he has
been able to redefine governance in Ekiti and it will sure take a lot
of efforts from Fayemi and his Lagos invaders to match this.”