Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has sacked his Chief
Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi.
A statement by his Special Assistant on Public
Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said Adelusi was relieved of his
duty over “dereliction of duty.”
The statement, which was announced on the state-owned radio
station, did not explain the specific offence committed by Adelusi. But a source in the Governor’s Office said Adelusi was
sacked because he failed to organise adequate media coverage for the Eid prayer
in Ado Ekiti, which the governor attended on Friday.
Olayinka said, “The governor was livid that there were no
journalists in his entourage and that they were not on the ground to cover his
entry into the prayer ground. “The governor felt he had taken more than enough from the
gentleman and ordered his sacking. “The CPS, however, said he was not aware of the event
because it was not officially communicated to him.
“He said there was no way he could have arranged for a media
coverage for an event he was not aware of. But we hope the matter can be
resolved because the governor has a large heart.” When contacted by our correspondent, Olayinka confirmed the
development. He explained that he issued the statement based on the directive
of the governor.
He, however, failed to provide further details on the
incident. Attempts by our correspondent to speak with Adelusi on the
issue was unsuccessful as he did not respond to calls made to his mobile phone
and also to the text message sent to him as of the time of filing this report.
-Punch
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