Amosun bars Speaker, Commissioners, HoS, others from talking to journalists

Ogun State governor,  Senator Ibikunle  Amosun

Ogun State governor,  Senator Ibikunle  Amosun has barred state government officials include Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Suraj Adekunbi, commissioners and Head of Service in the state from addressing newsmen.

The governor  gave the order through a circular with reference number SSG/ADM/22/173  Issued  from the office of the Secretary to the State Government,  Barr. Taiwo Adeoluwa dated October 2, 2013.

In the circular which was obtained by our correspondent yesterday the governor directed that,  no public official should disseminate information about the government to the public without “ due clearance from the appropriate quarters”.

According to him, to this end,  the governor  of Ogun state, His Excellency , Senator Ibikunle Amosun  has further  instructed  that  public officers  should  desist from making  statements on matters of policy without due  clearance from the office of  the Head  of Service.

“Furthermore, all speeches to be presented at public functions must be cleared with the speech production unit of the Office of the Governor,  at least 24 hours before such functions”, the statement said.