Makinde Gives Ex-Political Appointees Deadline To Return Official Vehicles

The Oyo State Government has ordered all political appointees in the first tenure of Governor Seyi Makinde to return all official vehicles allocated to them on or before Friday, 25th August 2023.

Naija News reports that the directive was contained in a circular signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Olanike Adeyemo, on August 18, 2023.

The circular appealed to former appointees who still have in their possession official vehicles without due authorisation to return them on or before Friday, 25th August 2023.

The circular, however, exempts the governor, the deputy governor, the Speaker and members of the House of Assembly, the Chief Judge of the State, Judges, the Secretary to the State Government, the Chief of Staff, the Head of Service, Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries, Accountant-General, Auditors-General and Surveyor-General.

The circular also exempted those who the governor has gifted vehicles at his discretion.

Such former appointees have been asked to provide documentary evidence to substantiate the claim of having been gifted official vehicles to schedule officers at their MDAs.

The document said “Schedule officers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the State Public/Civil Service are mandated to recover official vehicles that have been taken away without due authorisation, if not returned on or before Friday, 25th August 2023.”