Gov Ibikunle Amosun Sacks Chairman Ogun Labour Congress, Akeem Ambali, Vice & Others As Workers Strike Rages On

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The Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has approved the dismissal of the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), Comrade Akeem Ambali, his vice and the state chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Dare Ilekoya and 14 others.

The recommendation for the dismissal was contained in a report of a panel of inquiry set up to look intothe alleged misconduct of executive members of the NUT on the 2016 WorldTeachers Day Celebration, held on the 5th of October, at the NUT Hall, Kuto, Abeokuta.
Also, 16 officials of the Union were suspended for the parts they played
at the celebration.

The recommendations of the panel signed by the Head of Service, Elder Sola Adeyemi, was approved by the state government for immediate implementation.

LEADERSHIP gathered yesterday that the state government had set up an administrative
panel of inquiry to investigate complaints against the affected officers for their alleged roles in various acts of misconduct and contravention of extant regulations during the celebration.

The NLC chairman, who was until his dismissal a deputy director, Community and Social Development, Sagamu Local Government, was alleged to have been responsible for much of the alleged politics that went with the celebration.

He was accused to have given harsh remarks against the state government, which could cause breach of peace in the state.

They affected officers were dismissed from service having been found guilty of contravening
the Public Service Rules 04401,04421(c&d) and 04406(a).

Those dismissed were A.O Oshin, Nola Balogun, Eniola Atiku, Solaru.O,
Adebanjo.T, Akinola.A.S, Oyolola .S.A, Obafemi. O.B, Ogunsola Peter,
Akinlade.S.A, Christopher.T.A,Ogunrombi A.A, Azeez.K.I and Taiwo A.O.
While those suspended include Odusanya S.A, Comrade Akapo, Adegbesan J.O,
Adelami S.I, Obadara O, Ogunnuga O.A, Ayokambi T.A, Tijani A.A, Adegbesan
J.O, Idowu A.O, Olaifa

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