From August 31, all boards and commissions in the Ekiti state would stand dissolved. This is according to the state governor, Kayode Fayemi.
This order exempted the statutory commissions spelt out in Section 197 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended.
In a circular dated August 8 addressed to commissioners and other senior officials by the Secretary to State Government, Foluso Daramola, the governor also approved the stoppage of the services of special advisers who are not cabinet members, technical advisers, directors-general, coordinators; and other heads of non-ministerial offices effective from the same date.
The circular titled, ‘Discontinuation of services of political office holders’ was signed by a Permanent Secretary, T.G. Adejumo.
According to the circular, the decision was “in pursuit of the efforts to ensure seamless transition of government and early processing of the terminal benefits of political office holders” ahead of the mid-October expiration of the Fayemi administration.
“While the foregoing approval takes effect from August 31, 2022, the affected officials are advised to hand over all government property in their possessions to the accounting officers or the most senior career officers in their ministries, departments and agencies,” it added.
