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Governor Amosun Sacks NLC, NUT Chairmen, 14 others

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: October 31, 2016
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Ogun State government has dismissed the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Akeem Ambali, and the state chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Dare Ilekoya.

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AmosunOgun State government has dismissed the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Akeem Ambali, and the state chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Dare Ilekoya.This is coming eleven days after Ogun workers embarked on an indefinite strike.
This is coming eleven days after Ogun workers embarked on an indefinite strike.

Olusola Adeyemi, the Head of Ogun Public Service, announced the sack in Abeokuta in a statement entitled: “Government position on the recommendation of panel of inquiry set up to investigate alleged misconduct of executive members of the NUT on the 2016 World Teachers Day Celebrations held on October 5.”

Also dismissed are 14 other members of the state chapter of the NUT.

In addition, 16 officials of the union were suspended for their roles in organising the celebration.

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The NLC chairman, who was until his dismissal the Deputy Director , Community and Social Development, Sagamu Local Government, was alleged to have masterminded the “political campaign rally” during the celebration.

According to Mr. Adeyemi, the panel indicted Mr. Ambali for making “inflammable and scandalous remarks against the state government”, which could cause breach of peace in the state.

“The Ogun State government accepts the recommendation of dismissal of the affected officials which the panel found guilty of contravening the Public Service Rules 04401,04421(c&d) and 04406(a)”, Mr. Adeyemi said.

He therefore directed the relevant agencies of government to implement the government decision.

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In a swift reaction, the NLC chairman described the action as “executive recklessness and abuse of all statutory laws” urging workers to remain resolute in the quest to have their legitimate rights from “an autocratic and deceitful” government.

Mr. Ambali in a statement on Monday night, said he had never been summoned by any panel, and that, “the attention of the leadership was just drawn to the purported dismissal through phone calls.

“We are calling on our ever committed workers to remain at home and not be intimidated by this action that is against all norms of democratic and fair hearing.

“I have never been summoned by any panel and this clearly shows how autocratic and deceitful the government of Ibikunle Amosun is.

“Our cause for this strike is legitimate, just and right. They have only shown their true colours and this new approach is unprecedented in the history of this country, as no state governor has done what they are doing to us in Ogun state.

“Their past draconian efforts have never yielded any fruits, so also will be this move to cage us in Ogun State.

“We only want to warn that they should not set this state on fire, even as we urge our members to remain calm and just stay at home. The struggle continues,” he said.

Workers in the state commenced an indefinite strike on October 20 to protest non- remittance of 12 months deductions from their salaries.

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