Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has announced the removal of the chairmen of the state’s Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Chief Gabriel Falayi, and that of the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Professor Babajide Alo.
A government statement, on Wednesday, by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Mrs Modupe Alade, said the sack takes immediate effect while they had also been immediately replaced by some other appointees.
The statement said: “Chief Femi Ogundipe has been appointed as the Chairman of TESCOM; Mrs Adeola Yesufu as Chairman, Governing Council of the College of Education, Ikere Ekiti and Mrs. Folasade Akinrinmola as Full-Time member of the state’s Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
The statement added that “the decision was as a result of the need to reorganise government parastatals for effective service delivery.” (Tribune)
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