KOGI: Two Weeks After Re-election, Gov Yahaya Bello Sacks Appointees

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Monday, sacked some of his appointees, including special advisers, senior special assistants and special assistants, amongst others.

Bello relieved the appointees of their jobs barely two weeks after his re-election for second term as governor.

The governor, who won re-election in the November 16 governorship election in Kogi, was said to have retained some of the appointees.

Those retained include the Director-General Government, House Administration; direct aides of the Governor, direct aides of the deputy governor; aides of the Chief of Staff, aides of the Wife of the Governor as well as those of the deputy governor’s wife.

Also retained are the Head of Service, Auditor-General for state and Local Government and Chairman and members of statutory Commissions.

The Secretary to the Kogi State Government, Ayoade Folashade Arike, who announced the development in a statement, directed all affected aides to hand over to the most senior civil servant in their ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).