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2024: ‘Do Your Job, You Have Nothing To Do With Partisan Politics’ – Aiyedatiwa Warns Civil Servants
<p><img width="800" height="600" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lucky-Aiyedatiwa-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Akeredolu: Pick Your Deputy From Owo, As Compensation For Our Loss - Group Urges Aiyedatiwa" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lucky-Aiyedatiwa-1.jpg 800w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lucky-Aiyedatiwa-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lucky-Aiyedatiwa-1-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></p> <h2>Ahead of the Ondo State governorship election, Governor<a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/lucky-aiyedatiwa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Lucky Aiyedatiwa</a>, has warned civil servants against participating in political party campaigns.</h2> <p><strong>Naija News</strong> reports that Aiyedatiwa spoke through the state Head of Service, Bayo Phillip, during the flag-off of the year 2024 promotion exercise for civil servants in the state.</p> <p>Philip said the state government would not tolerate public servants participating in partisan politics, hence charged them to stay clear from any form of election campaigns.</p> <p>The Head of Service urged them to focus on their jobs and sustain the integrity of the service.</p> <p>He said, <em>"l must also tell you. This is an election year. Do your job. You are civil servants and have nothing to do with partisan politics."</em></p> <p>Speaking on the promotion of workers, Philip said that no fewer than 4,200 workers due for promotion would be promoted.</p> <p>He pointed out that Governor Aiyedatiwa had approved the promotion of all deserving officers with attendant financial benefits.</p> <p>Philip appreciated the government for the gesture and urged the beneficiaries to reciprocate by giving their best in service delivery, adding that to whom much is given, much is expected.</p> <h2 class="mvp-post-title left entry-title"><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/04/02/kekemeke-joins-ondo-govship-race-to-battle-aiyedatiwa-jimoh-ibrahim-others/">Kekemeke Joins Ondo Govship Race, To Battle Aiyedatiwa, Jimoh Ibrahim</a></h2> <p>Meanwhile, the National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Isaac Kekemeke, has declared his intention to join the Ondo State governorship race.</p> <p>Kekemeke made the declaration on Tuesday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Akure, ahead of the party’s primary slated for April 20, 2024.</p> <p>Recall that Kekemeke also aspired to be the governor of the state in 2020, but lost the ticket of the party to the late former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.</p> <p>Speaking during the declaration, Kekemeke said he was better equipped for the governorship race than he was four years ago when he contested.</p> <p>The APC stalwart added that he has gained enough experience to enable him to lead the state to a place of socio-economic prosperity and peace.</p> <p>Kekemeke said his ambition to become the state governor was not born out of trivial and momentary impulse but out of his conviction of building a better state.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/04/03/2024-do-your-job-you-have-nothing-to-do-with-partisan-politics-aiyedatiwa-warns-civil-servants/">2024: ‘Do Your Job, You Have Nothing To Do With Partisan Politics’ – Aiyedatiwa Warns Civil Servants</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>