Mr. Philip Akinyemi, a teacher at Masifa Community Grammar School in Ejigbo Local Government Area, has been suspended indefinitely by the Osun State Government.
It was gathered that Akinyemi’s offense was posting comments and pictures on Facebook in favour of The Osun Progressives, TOP, a faction of the All progressives Congress in the state believed to be against Oyetola.
Akinyemi was queried earlier on December 8 for “disrespecting” the governor on Facebook.
Part of the query letter read, “Your postings and comments on social media for some time have been inciting and have shown that you have derailed from what you were employed to do as a teacher. You are more focused on partisan politics than your duty as a teacher and commitment to the State Government as a Civil Servant in Osun State.
“Your comments and postings have shown a great disrespect to State Government and the Governor that is committed to a regular payment of wages and salaries.”
However, in the suspension letter, the teacher was alleged to have been suspended for abuse of office.
The Punch reported that Officials of the Osun State Government confirmed the authenticity of the suspension letter on Wednesday.
A copy of his suspension letter dated December 20, 2021, and signed by E. O. Onatola, read, “I am directed to inform you that as a result of your actions of professional misconduct and abuse of Office, your actions created public assault to the authority concerned.
“The Ministry of Education/Osun West Education District Office came up with the following decisions:
“It is a fact that you Mr. AKINYEMI PHILIP a teacher of Masifa Community Grammar, Ejigbo. You are more focused on partisan politics than your duty as a teacher and commitment to the State Government as a Civil Servant in Osun State.
“Your unpatriotic behavior, abusive and provocative postings, and comments on social media are against the Civil Service rule. Unless contacted beforehand, you are not permitted to enter the school premises.”
However, a visit to Akinyemi’s Facebook page, showed that the teacher, who is a staunch member of APC, had posts promoting TOP.
He also declared his support for former Osun Speaker, who is aspiring to be a governor in 2022, Najeem Salaam, in one of his posts.
It was also gathered that Akinyele was formerly a supporter oF Oyetola.
He was one of the witnesses of APC at the election petition tribunal in 2019 during the case between Oyetola and the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke.
– PM News
