A
sense of loss may have forced some of the commissioners in Ekiti
State to abandon their meals after Governor Kayode Fayemi, yesterday
announced the dissolution of the State Executive Council, SEC, as they
dashed out of the Executive Chambers, venue of the meeting looking dejected.
The 37-member-SEC, comprising Commissioners
and Special Advisers were appointed about two years ago after the
inauguration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi as the governor of the state.
The governor was said to have announced the
dissolution during the SEC meeting in Ado Ekiti.
A source who spoke on condition of
anonymity said “immediately the governor completed all the issues on the agenda
and it was time to eat, he cleared his throat and announced the dissolution of
the cabinet.
“The Commissioners could not eat their food
and some of them left hurriedly.”
The governor, the source said,
however, thanked them for their support.
The source said that the action was taken
in order to inject new blood into the system, hinting that
five of the sacked commissioners may not be re-appointed.
However, in a statement the
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, said “this is a
moment of change and transformation.”
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