Revealed: Why Oyo govt. dismisses Ad-hoc staff at town planning offices

Oyo State Government has announced the dismissal of all ad-hoc staff at various State Town Planning Offices, directing that they should vacate the premises immediately.

Revealing this recently in Ibadan, the state capital, the Director-General, Bureau of Physical Planning and Development Control, Tpl Waheed Gbadamosi disclosed that they were issuing fake receipts and bank tellers to unsuspecting members of the public, as well as posing as Town Planning Officers at the various Town Planning Offices in the State.

He unearthed further that after the Bureau got a tip off about the circulation of fake receipts and Bank Tellers by these unscrupulous people, it delegated some officials to carry out investigations on the matter which eventually led to the arrest of one of the culprits named Mr. Asumo Taofeek Abiola at Akinyele Local Government who is now in Police custody.

Tpl Gbadamosi added that the government has therefore given a directive that all ad-hoc staff at various State Town Planning Offices should vacate the premises, stating that they will be arrested and handed over to the Law Enforcement Agents if they don’t.