Fayose suspends 2 over illegal deduction from teachers’ salaries

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, has suspended two state officials over illegal deductions from the salaries  of teachers in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of the state.

The governor also announced that the two officials,(names withheld by us)  a former Education Secretary in Ido Osi local government and an accountant, had four weeks to prove their innocence before a committee set up to investigate the matter.

They were accused of illegally deducting money from the salaries of teachers under the guise of deducting money for the repayment of laptop computers given to teachers in public schools by the former administration of Dr Kayode Fayemi.

Fayose, who featured on a radio/ television programme, said his administration would not condone any act of illegality, stressing  that the welfare of public servants and the generality of Ekiti people was his top priority and he  would not allow anybody to thwart that.

On why he is passionate about the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan, Fayose said as a loyal person, he never hid where he stood on issues relating to the coming polls.
“I am a very loyal person and the essence of life is to be loyal and God demands it from us in the areas of righteousness and consecration and we can only be that, if we are loyal to God.  And God demands loyalty from us,” he said.

He recalled that it was a President that illegally removed him from office and it was President Jonathan that God used, among other people, to get him back to office as governor.

“Jonathan has been good to me and I have to be loyal to him too. A President removed me from office and God used Jonathan as another President to reinstate me,” he said.

Reeling some of the attributes of Jonathan, the governor said, “President Jonathan does not muzzle people like an average Nigerian President.
A dictator is always one and the truth is constant.”

He expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would emerge victorious in the coming polls.

On the state of finances of Ekiti, Fayose explained that the state only got N2.5 billion allocation for February and generated N300 million internally, but had a commitment of over N3.5 billion leaving a deficit of over N700 million.


Source: sunnewsonline.com