A Permanent Secretary in the Ekiti State Civil Service,
Mr. Tunde Alokan, has been sacked by Governor
Ayodele Fayose, it was learnt on Monday.
Alokan, until his removal, was the Permanent Secretary in
charge of the Office of Establishment.
Although there was no official statement from the
government
confirming the sacking on Monday, a source said Alokan
was relieved of his job because of his alleged closeness to
former governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.
It was learnt that Fayemi attended the burial of his late
father held in Efon Alaaye in February, which the source
said did not go down well with the powers that be in the
state.
Fayemi appointed Alokan as permanent secretary in
January 2012.
Another Government House source explained that
Alokan's elder brother, Tokunbo, who is a Director (Level
16) is also on his way out of the civil service.
His predicament was also linked to Fayemi's appearance at
their father's burial.
A source said, "After the burial, the following week, his
elder brother, who is also a civil servant, was asked to
report at the Office of Establishment.
"A panel was set up to investigate Mr. Tokunbo with the
younger brother (Mr. Tunde) mandated to chair the panel
an offer, which he turned down.
"Although the two of them were pencilled down for
sacking, that of the elder brother was put on hold to pave
the way for his investigation and interrogation by the
panel.
"Since his younger brother turned down the offer to chair
a panel raised to try Tokunbo, another person will be
appointed to perform the task and your guess is as good
as mine on the result that would come out of the panel."
When contacted on Monday, Fayose's Chief Press
Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, said, "I'm hearing it (the
sacking) from you for the first time. I'm not aware of the
development."
