Ogun locks out latecomers

Ogun State Government on Monday, at its Oke Mosan secretariat, locked out civil servants, who came late to work.

The two gates, leading to the complex, were locked at 8am, a development which caught many latecomers unaware.

Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Taiwo Adeoluwa, who frowned on workers reporting for duty late,  warned that government would no longer condone their nonchalant attitude to work.

He noted that the civil service rules and regulation on punctuality were unambiguous, urging workers to adhere strictly to them to avoid sanctions.

He said, “This action is a routine exercise to ensure that civil servants know the essence of punctuality and imbibe it as a virtue and not aimed at frustrating or scaring anybody.

“If Governor  Ibikunle Amosun could make it to the office before 7.30am, there can be no excuse for anyone who comes late to work.”

Drama as Obasanjo declines to lay wreath...

A mild drama played out during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Abeokuta on Tuesday as a former President Olusegun Obasanjo declined Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s request to lay a wreath at the Arcade in Abeokuta.

Obasanjo vehemently resisted the governor’s persuasion to be part of the dignitaries to perform the ceremony.

This put a temporary stop to the programme as other dignitaries, including the Deputy Governor Segun Adesegun and the Iyalode of Egbaland, Chief Alaba Lawson, unsuccessfully begged him to do so.

Our correspondent learnt that the former Head of State refused the request to lay a wreath because he was not initially listed as one of those to perform the function on the occasion.