There was a massive protest around the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium and adjoining streets on Wednesday as 513 workers of the Edo State Sports Council were relieved of their jobs by Governor Godwin Obaseki with effect from March 21.
The sack was contained in a memo dated March 4, 2022 and those affected were drawn from junior, senior and management categories of workers.
The government said it was part of the government’s transition plan from the now defunct Edo State Sports Council to the Edo State Sports Commission.
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The memo stated that while the affected staff would be immediately paid their one month in lieu of notice, their pension payment would commence in April 2022.
Titled “Transition Plan for Staff of Edo State Sports Council to Edo State Sports Commission” the memo read in part:
“Following the assessment for the establishment of the Edo State Sports Commission, we have completed the assessment of staff of the defunct Sports Council, who possess the requisite skills sets to transit to the new Sports Commission.
“In the forgoing, we have carefully reviewed the organisation structure for the new Sports Commission and assessed the existing staff of the defunct Council against the required competences required to operate in the Commission,” it stated.
The affected workers included athletes, coaches and administrative staff.
Titled “Transition Plan for Staff of Edo State Sports Council to Edo State Sports Commission” the memo read in part:
“Following the assessment for the establishment of the Edo State Sports Commission, we have completed the assessment of staff of the defunct Sports Council, who possess the requisite skills sets to transit to the new Sports Commission.
“In the forgoing, we have carefully reviewed the organisation structure for the new Sports Commission and assessed the existing staff of the defunct Council against the required competences required to operate in the Commission,” it stated.
The affected workers included athletes, coaches and administrative staff.
