BREAKING:
Esan Central: All Political Appointees Sacked
Appointments of all Political Appointees of Esan local government area were today, 27th December 2024, terminated.
This development is contained in a memo to all Political Appointees of the Local Government dated 27th December 2024, and signed by the Acting Chairman, Hon. Iyere Kelvin Ainiyanlenhimi.
The information in the memo, reads in part: "in accordance with the relevant local government laws, and pursuant to the policy of excellence and accountability, the Acting Chairman, Esan Central local government Council, hereby approves the dissolution the appointments of all political appointees with immediate effect".
Continuing, the memo directed all affected persons to hand over all local government properties in their custody to the office of the Head of Local Government Administration (HOLGA) within 24 hours from the date of the release of the information.
In a separate memo, the appointments of all casual workers in the local government, were also terminated with immediate effect.
It will be recalled that, following the recent suspension of all the local government Chairmen and their Vice by Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kelvin Iyere Ainiyanlenhimi, who hitherto, was the majority Leader of the Councilors, in Esan central local government Council, became the Acting Chairman of the local government Area.