Mrs. Folashade Kolawole has been  reinstated by the Federal Government as Director and Acting Secretary of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) despite a valid court order restraining her reinstatement.

Kolawole, a retired civil servant, was recalled to the CCB on Friday through a letter of reinstatement signed by the Acting Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Habiba Lawal, ordering her to take over the affairs of the bureau with immediate effect.

Reports say Kolawole, who was accompanied by a large entourage of gun-wielding security operatives upon her resumption on Friday,  summoned the Acting Secretary of the Bureau, Agam Tor Ngusha into her office to hand over the affairs of the bureau.

Staff of the CCB had a few months ago embarked on a protest to express their displeasure over plans to reinstate her after the National Industrial Court through suit No: NICN/ABJ/260/2017 restrained the Federal Government from recalling her.

The court explicitly stated that both applicants and defendants should not engage or indulge in actions or inactions secretly or openly that may lead to a breach of the peace and breakdown of law and order pending the determination of the motion on notice.

 

Mrs. Kolawole had voluntarily tendered her letter of resignation and retired from the service following her suspension by the board for mobilizing directors to boycott the implementation of Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) of the CCB which was signed by the President and gazetted.

The board of the bureau which is constitutionally empowered to appoint, promote and discipline its staff without recourse to any authority, has been left without a board following the dissolution of the former board while the names of the new board members had been forwarded to the Senate for confirmation.