Resignation of Obaseki's Chief of Staff suspicious - Ojezua

Anselm Ojezua

Anselm Ojezua

Anselm Ojezua

By Jethro Ibileke

Factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo State, Anselm Ojezua, has expressed suspicion over the sudden resignation of former Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Chief Taiwo Akerele.

Akerele had on April 25, resigned his appointment via a letter addressed to Governor Obaseki, citing principle and governance grounds.

But, reacting to Akerele’s resignation, Ojezua who is Chairman of APC’s faction loyal to Governor Obaseki, also challenged Akerele to refund the money he collected over three years without doing his job since he (Akerele) claimed that other people have been doing his work.

He faulted the timing of the former CoS’ resignation, noting that Akerele’s motive might not be what he wanted people to believe.

“I am more suspicious than I am surprise because the timing made me suspect that his motive may not be as he would want it to be.

“He claimed that other people have been doing his job and I wonder why it took him three years to realised that, and that gives the impression that he has been collecting money for a job that he didn’t do.

“He said he is resigning based on principle and I don’t see principle resigning from a government when we are on emergency and I think that was a bit insensitive. But I concede to him that he has a right to drop any job.

“lf Akerele is principled enough to vacate the job because others have been doing his work, I think he should take principle further to refund the money he collected without working for it,” he said.

 

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