Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has terminated the appointment of 272 officers employed by his predecessor, Ayodele Fayose after July 2018 governorship election in the State.
“All appointments made after the governorship election of July 2018, an exercise found to have violated due process, are hereby canceled and declared null and void,” the State’s Commissioner for Information Muyiwa Olumilua said on Wednesday during a press conference in Ado-Ekiti.
“All 272 officers employed by the former Governor Fayose led administration who are still on manual payroll shall be considered for absorption into the civil service, but on a case-by-case basis and absorption will be conditional subject to availability of vacancies,” he added.
The Governor said the ‘last minute’ employment made by the past administration lacked due process and were hurriedly done after Fayemi emerged the state’s governor.