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Tuesday, August 24, 2004.
Counsel asks
panel to dismiss five Ekiti senior staff
By David Atalese,
Special
Correspondent,
Ado-Ekiti
Five senior staff
of the Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES) have been recommended for
dismissal from the state public service for their alleged complicity in the
financial mismanagement in the broadcasting house.
They are: Messrs Olu Akerele (Store), Charles
Afolabi (Commercial in Lagos office) Segun Lawrence (director of Commercials)
Martins Ayoola (director of Finance and Administration) and Abiodun Olaofe.
Four others, who
were recommended for demotion for the same alleged offence were, Messrs Olusola
Oyewole, Jide Ogunluyi, Laolu Omosilade and Remi Oguntuase.
Counsel to the
state judicial panel of enquiry into the activities of the state government
between 1999 and 2003, Mr. Alli Yusuf, gave the recommendation when he
addressed the panel on Monday.
He told the panel
that the affected staff defrauded the state government of large quantity of
money and they allegedly paid cheques meant for the station into the account of
their union, which they later deducted and converted to their own use.
He also recommended
that the Chairman and the General Manager of Road Maintenance Company (ROMACO),
Messrs Olu Abolarin and Olorunfemi Ogunleye, be ordered to refund N2 million
they allegedly expended on gifts, purchase of DSTV, GSM and unreturned impress.
Yusuf recommended
that Abolarin should be barred from holding public office for 10 years while
Ogunleye be demoted to serve as deterrent to others.
Meanwhile, the
panel has adjourned sitting indefinitely.
