The transition committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo says Godwin Obaseki, outgoing governor of the state, is bloating the civil service by employing hundreds of appointees.
Dyepkazah ShibayanThe transition committee of the All Progressives Congress in Edo says Godwin Obaseki, outgoing governor of the state, is bloating the civil service by employing hundreds of appointees last-minute.
In a statement on Wednesday, Kassim Afegbua, a member of the transition committee, alleged that during the election period, Obaseki converted 186 appointees – senior special assistants and special assistants – to civil servants.“He added 186 of such appointees in September this year to the already bloated number of aides around him and has just commenced the process of absorbing another 152 aides to compound the problem,” he said.
“He also refused to set up the Civil Service Commission until two weeks ago, in the twilight of his failed administration.“We are alerting the public to be aware of Governor Obaseki’s deliberate engagement to stifle the resources of the state and pass on huge salaries and overhead to the incoming administration.
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