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The
Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma has reinstated Barr. Osita Nwosu
as the Auditor General, Local Governments, Imo State as Nwosu also formerly
resumed work.
Nwosu's
reinstatement was contained in a letter addressed to him by the Head of Service
with the reference no: SGI/S.0082/V/T.2/181 dated 29the January, 2020, where
Governor Uzodinma granted him waiver to complete his tenure of office, which
elapses in the month of June, 2020.
Recall
that Osita was unlawfully asked to proceed on retirement by the former
administration, paying no attention to the provisions of the extant laws
governing the appointment and retirement of an Auditor General.
Reacting
to Governor Uzodinma's decision, an Owerri based renowned activist lawyer,
Barr. Iyk Nwaopara has commended Governor Hope Uzodinma for choosing to thread
the path of honour by formally reinstating Barr. Osita Nwosu as the Auditor
General, Local Government Areas, Imo State, describing it as expected for any
democrat.
Nwaopara
described the reported vacuum created by those who chose not to do the right
thing as disdainful and embarrassing to the state.
His
words: "Senator Hope Uzodinma having done justice to the vexatious issue
of who the Auditor General was after Barr. Nwosu was unlawfully directed to
proceed on retirement when he was not due, I must commend him for adhering to
Rule of Law.
"What
was more curious to outsiders was the reinstatement of a man who had retired
from service since 2016. That aspect I believe government should look into
it."
In
the same vein, Mr. Emeka Ajih, a businessman turned politician has also hailed
Uzodinma's decision to reinstate Barr. Nwosu to serve out his tenure, which is
to end in less than six months time.
"I
pray that those in the service should always advise politicians appropriately
because whatever bad precedence you set today for self serving benefits might
be used to judge the person tomorrow. I salute our present Governor for
choosing to Wright the wrongs by granting the Auditor General waiver to serve
out his tenure. I believe that posterity will remember him well for giving room
for justice, equity and fair play", he stated.
When
newsmen asked Barr. Nwosu to respond to
the development, he simply said: I am grateful to His Excellency, the
Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma for his magnanimity and good sense
of discernment and judgement. As for those behind my ordeal, I bear no grudge.
I have forgiven everyone.
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