Governor sacks Chief Press Secretary over Eid prayers

dimeji akinloye

September 3, 2017 11:15 AM

Fayose ordered the sack of Mr. Idowu Adelusi, whom he accused of not organising adequate media coverage for the state's Eid prayers.

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The Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the Governor, Lere Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement.

The statement was said to have been announced on the state-owned radio station.

Olayinka gave the reason for Adelusi's sack as "dereliction of duty".

The statement said: "The governor was livid that there were no journalists in his entourage and that they were not on the ground to cover his entry into the prayer ground.

"The governor felt he had taken more than enough from the gentleman and ordered his sacking.

"The CPS, however, said he was not aware of the event because it was not officially communicated to him.

"He said there was no way he could have arranged for a media coverage for an event he was not aware of. But we hope the matter can be resolved because the governor has a large heart."

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Adelusi was not immediately available for comments on the incident.

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