He made this known in his office yesterday at the inauguration of a panel set up to review claims of wrongful termination of appointments from some public servants.
According to the governor, even though he was desirous of a clean, efficient and public service, once it was the general consensus of the people of the state that those who had been accused of fraudulent practices should be brought back into the system, he would do so without hesitation.
“We as a government will not on any occasion release or sack any innocent person. It is ungodly and indeed a sin against God and man. But if anyone defrauded the system, has stolen and falsified his credentials and you say we should temper justice with mercy, you are inflicting great damage on the system which will soon destroy its whole fabric.
“But, I say once again, ours is a listening government. If this is the consensus of the good people of Oyo State that anyone who has stolen government money; anyone who falsified age; anyone who falsified certificates; anyone who is a ghost worker, we should leave them in the system, so be it. We will respect the wishes of our people but I must tell you, if we do this, this state will not move forward,” Ajimobi said.
The governor said the decision to implement the audit report set up by the immediate past administration of Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala was carried out to ensure that the Oyo State public service regained its reputation as one of the best in the countr
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