Governor of Osun Stae, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has ordered all council chairmen and politically appointed personnel at the Local Government Councils in the state to leave the office.
The Governor made this directive in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji, titled, ‘Important public notice’, today, Friday.
Oyetola cited the expiration of the political office holders’ tenure as reasons for asking them to vacate office.
The political office holders were also instructed, according to the titled statement from the Government, that all political appointees leaving office should hand over to the most Senior Local Government Personnel.
The statement in part reads;
“The Executive Governor of the State of Osun, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has directed all political office holders at the Local Government Councils to vacate their respective offices and hand over the Administration of their concerned Councils to the most Senior Local Government Personnel.
“This is in pursuant to the expiration of the tenure of all political Officeholders in all the Local Government, Area Development Councils, and Administrative offices in Osun on Friday, 5th February 2021.
“Governor Oyetola appreciates their individual contributions to the development of the state and wishes them well in their future engagements.”