According to Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the incoming governor of Osun State, has threatened to remove the 30 permanent secretaries that Gboyega Oyetola appointed on Thursday by Monday.
Adeleke said he would sack Oyetola’s newly appointed permanent secretaries on Monday, after his inauguration as governor of the state on Sunday.
On Thursday, November 24, Oyetola approved the appointment of 30 senior civil servants as permanent secretaries, while Adeleke’s inauguration as governor was scheduled for Sunday, November 27.
In response to the appointment, Adeleke promised in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Rasheed, that the appointed civil servants would be fired by Monday.
The statement read,
“Any coordinating director who accepts a permanent secretary appointment from outgoing Governor Gboyega Oyetola will exit the service from November 28th, Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke has warned.
“The governor-elect affirmed that taking such appointments at this last minute indicated the readiness of those directors to exit the state service.
“We want to put on records that those who accept the appointments should be ready to leave the service whether or not their service tenure has reached statutory age. The occupants will be treated as political appointees who will automatically follow the outgoing Governor out of public service from November 28.
“At the same time, those who still want to remain in service of Osun State government should decline the Greek gift from the outgoing Governor.
“We affirm that no waiver will be entertained in sacking from office any kangaroo permanent secretary.”
