The special assistant on Digital Media to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr Muritala Olajide Adigun, who was sacked on Friday for allegedly feeding the public with misleading information about the state government, has accused ‘opposition agents’ of hacking his Facebook account to post the said offensive message.
Olajide a.k.a. Adigun Ibadan’s sack letter was conveyed in the termination of the appointment letter issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun, with a reference number: SP/S.662/2/Vol1/115.
Part of the termination of appointment letter read: “I wish to convey the approval of His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, on the termination of your appointment as Special Assistant (Digital Media), with immediate effect.”
The information allegedly posted by Adigun on his Facebook page was said to have led to a series of backlashes on the government.
He was alleged to have stolen the picture of one of the projects executed by the Lagos State Government, posting it on his Facebook page, crediting the projects to Governor Makinde’s projects.
In the post, Adigun claimed that Governor Makinde, in his readiness to combat the escalation of Coronavirus has purchased disinfecting machines to be used across the state.
This development was said to have infuriated the governor, who immediately called for his dismissal.
In his swift response to the allegation of plagiarism, Mr Adigun was quoted to have written on his Facebook page that:
“APC agents of darkness that hacked my facebook account to disseminate this false information about the oyo state government yesterday won’t escape the hand of the law.”