Ekiti State Government has expressed its readiness to review
the procedure that led to the recruitment of about 2,000 new workers into the
civil service by the immediate past administration of Ayo Fayose.
The new set of workers had continually protested their
non-recogition as bonafide civil servants by the current government, as well as
non-payment of their salaries seven months after their engagement.
The State Commissioner for Information, Tourism and Values
Orientation, Muyiwa Olumilua, disclosed this while addressing a group of
physically challenged people also affected by the exercise. Olumilua noted that
that none of the appointments, involving various categories of people went
through due process, especially as it involved biometrics.
He said the recruitment was hurriedly done, even up till the
very night of the day of exit of the former governor. The commissioner said it
was on basis of that the Fayemi’s administration set up a committee headed by
the Deputy Governor, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi to review the appointments. He said
the committee was also to determine the actual available vacancies within the
public service.
Olumilua disclosed that the committee had concluded its
assignment and would soon take decisive verdict on the issue so that those
involved could know their fate. Giving a breakdown of the total of 2,000
appointments, the commissioner said that 600 teachers were recruited into the
Teaching Service Commission (TSC) while 400 personnel were employed into the
State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and 1,000 injected into the
Ministry of Establishment.
He reiterated the commitment of the present administration
to generation of employment opportunities without political coloration. “We
want to assure that available vacancies will be equitably filled without
prejudice and undue political consideration,” he said.
