Mohammed Shosanya
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has suspended the new Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Home Affairs, Mr Olaiya Atibioke, for two weeks.
The suspension takes immediate effect.
The action was sequel to Mr Atibioke’s unauthorised departure from the venue of a three-day retreat for members of the State Executive Council and Permanent Secretaries held at Bishop Adetiloye Hall, Trade Fair Complex, Ado-Ekiti, on Saturday.
According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor, Mr Yinka Oyebode, the Commissioner had left the venue of the retreat without permission.
He was nowhere to be found when the new Commissioners were called upon to sign a performance charter,according to the statement.
The statement quoted that the Governor had sat down through all the sessions of the three-day retreat, which commenced on Thursday.
