Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has reinstated the former chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Kolawole Olaiya, into the civil service.
This follows a report of the State Committee on the Review of Irregular Appointments chaired by Ekiti Deputy Governor, Bisi Egbeyemi.
The report said that Olaiya’s disengagement from the civil service by the administration of former governor, Ayo Fayose, was unlawful.
Olaiya was compulsorily retired from the civil service in February 2016 on allegation of involvement in partisan politics.
He had publicly warned Fayose in September 2015 against diverting the bailout funds received from President Muhammadu Buhari to pay arrears of workers’ salaries and retirees’ benefits.
In a letter signed on behalf of the Permanent Secretary of the State Civil Service Commission by Salami A. Olusola, Governor Fayemi formally reinstated Olaiya into the civil service.
“Consequent upon the judgment of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Akure Judicial Division and recommendation of the State Committee on the Review of Irregular Appointments made into Ekiti State Public Service from 2014 to 2018 with the approval of the State Executive Council, I am directed to inform you that the Civil Service Commission has approved your reinstatement into the Civil Service of Ekiti State as a Principal Legal Officer, GL.12 with effect from 25th June, 2019.
“You are to report to the Solicitor General/Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice for further instructions,” the letter said.
