OYO STATE GOV. SACKS ALL COMMISSIONERS, ADVISERS

According to information reaching us now, political appointees in Oyo state woke up to a rude shock on Monday as the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, terminated their appointments during an executive council meeting held with them in his office in the morning. According to inside sources, that none of the governor's aides had any inkling of the fate that awaited...
them until their boss made the announcement.
Governor Ajimobi, in a statement signed by the Director of Cabinet in the state's civil service, Dotun Omokemi, confirmed the sack.
It was a total purge as all members of the state cabinet, including
the secretary to the state government, Akin Olajide; Chief of Staff,
Adeolu Akande; all the commissioners as well as special advisers were
affected, leaving only the governor and his deputy, Moses Alake
Adeyemo, behind.
The release by the state government said the governor decided to do
away with the former aides in order to create space for fresh blood he
intends to inject into governance 'in the quest to serve the state
better'.
While thanking them for the services they rendered, Mr. Ajimobi
directed all the sacked commissioners to hand over to the permanent
secretaries in their various ministries.