The Special Assistant on Forestry for the Central Senatorial District, Adeboye Ewenla, has lost his job after being dismissed by the Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over allegations of bribery, News About Nigeria reports.
This was disclosed by the Chief Press Secretary, of the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, in a statement on Wednesday.
He noted that Ewenla was dismissed from office with immediate effect following allegations of bribery and intimidation levelled against him by some timber merchants in the state.
This is coming barely a month after he was appointed as Special Assistant by the governor.
Governor Aiyedatiwa also ordered a probe into the activities of those saddled with the responsibility of managing forest reserves in the state.
The statement reads in part, “The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dismissed from office the Special Assistant on Forestry for the Central Senatorial District, Adeboye Ewenla, with immediate effect.
“A replacement for Mr. Ewenla will be announced in due course.
“The Governor urged all political appointees to conduct themselves in line with the provisions of the law and rules guiding their duties.”
Mr. Ewenla was among 316 special assistants appointed on the 6th of September to support the governor’s vision in running the state.
The governor had also urged them to bring to bear their wealth of experience and dedicate themselves to serving the people of the state.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had criticised the governor for engaging in the wastage of public funds in the face of economic hardship by offering political patronage of that magnitude.
