Fayose suspends Perm Sec, three others

The Ekiti State Governor , Ayodele Fayose , has suspended the Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Agriculture , Mr Oludare Abegunde , and three others over alleged misuse and vandalism of some government facilities under their care .
The governor has also directed the Head of Service , Dr Gbenga Faseluka, to constitute a panel to probe the activities of the officials.
Fayose , who decried the misuse of public utilities by the public and government officials, lamented that such had become a drain of public resources .
The governor according to a statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary . Mr Idowu Adelusi , in Ado -Ekiti , gave the directive while paying an inspection visit to the state- owned Broiler Processing Facility in Erifun, Ado - Ekiti and the livestock pens .
The governor expressed disgust that barely three years after the inauguration of the facility, the cooling system and the power generator had been vandalised by some unknown persons .
Fayose also condemned the poor attitude of the officers in charge of the place and ordered their suspension .
The governor was also angry that the livestock pens were given out to private individuals to use without them paying appropriate money to the coffers of the government .
“ This is a poor and bad attitude we must stop . Public facilities are provided through the use of pubic funds and must therefore be used judiciously .

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