The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has approved the reinstatement of the dismissed Chairman of the state branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Akeem Ambali, into the State Local Government Service.
The state Head of Service, Engr. Lanre Bisiriyu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday.
The statement said: “Following the recent meetings held with the National and State Leadership of the organized Labour on Monday, 4th and Tuesday, 5th March 2019 led by the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba and the withdrawal of the Court cases on the dismissal of Comrade Akeem Ambali from the Service, His Excellency, the Governor of the Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun CON, FCA has graciously approved his reinstatement into the State Local Government Service.”
Bisiriyu also said the governor has equally approved the reinstatement of the three Education Officers: Emmanuel Jolaoluwa Adegbenro, Emmanuel Adeniyi Asegbe and Oluwatobiloba Oluwatomiwa Taylor, earlier dismissed as a result of their misconduct in the 2014/2015 Unified Examination.
The reinstatement, he stated, is to take immediate effect, adding: “It is hoped that this magnanimity of government will further deepen the cordial relationship with the organized Labour in the State.
“The State Government wishes to thank all well-meaning Nigerians and the National Leadership of the organized Labour on the resolution of the matter.”