Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has sacked his Chief Press
Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi.
A statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications
and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said Adelusi was relieved of his duty
over “dereliction of duty.”
The statement, which was announced on the state-owned radio
station, did not explain the specific offence committed by
Adelusi.
But a source in the Governor’s Office said Adelusi was sacked
because he failed to organise adequate media coverage for the Eid
prayer in Ado Ekiti, which the governor attended on Friday.
Olayinka said, “The governor was livid that there were no
journalists in his entourage and that they were not on the ground
to cover his entry into the prayer ground.
“The governor felt he had taken more than enough from the
gentleman and ordered his sacking.
“The CPS, however, said he was not aware of the event because it
was not officially communicated to him.
“He said there was no way he could have arranged for a media
coverage for an event he was not aware of. But we hope the matter
can be resolved because the governor has a large heart.”
When contacted by our correspondent, Olayinka confirmed the
development. He explained that he issued the statement based on the
directive of the governor.
He, however, failed to provide further details on the
incident.
Attempts by our correspondent to speak with Adelusi on the issue
was unsuccessful as he did not respond to calls made to his mobile
phone and also to the text message sent to him as of the time of
filing this report.
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has sacked his Chief Press
Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi.
A statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications
and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said Adelusi was relieved of his duty
over “dereliction of duty.”
The statement, which was announced on the state-owned radio
station, did not explain the specific offence committed by
Adelusi.
But a source in the Governor’s Office said Adelusi was sacked
because he failed to organise adequate media coverage for the Eid
prayer in Ado Ekiti, which the governor attended on Friday.
Olayinka said, “The governor was livid that there were no
journalists in his entourage and that they were not on the ground
to cover his entry into the prayer ground.
“The governor felt he had taken more than enough from the
gentleman and ordered his sacking.
“The CPS, however, said he was not aware of the event because it
was not officially communicated to him.
“He said there was no way he could have arranged for a media
coverage for an event he was not aware of. But we hope the matter
can be resolved because the governor has a large heart.”
When contacted by our correspondent, Olayinka confirmed the
development. He explained that he issued the statement based on the
directive of the governor.
He, however, failed to provide further details on the
incident.
Attempts by our correspondent to speak with Adelusi on the issue
was unsuccessful as he did not respond to calls made to his mobile
phone and also to the text message sent to him as of the time of
filing this report.
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