President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation to sanction any act of indiscipline from Assistant Directors to Directors.
The Head of Service, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita communicated the Presidents warning to civil servants during a meeting with Directorate Level Officers in her office in Abuja on Wednesday.
Oyo-Ita said, “Federal government will not tolerate any act of indiscipline from any civil servant particularly a situation when workers form the habit of reporting to work late and closing before the official time of 4.00 pm, Mondays to Fridays.”
“A directive has already been issued to apply appropriate sanctions to the erring officers according to the Public Service Rules.”
She urged all civil servants to work as a team in order to restore the service to the part of honour and integrity, adding that the lost glory can only be restored if civil servants adhere strictly to the Public Service Culture enshrined in the discipline, due process and code of ethics.
Oyo-Ita noted that as machinery for the delivery of good governance, “The civil service deserves the greatest attention and that is why concerted efforts is being made by government not only to identify areas of weakness of the service.”
The Head of Service stated that it was high time all civil servants in the country had a new orientation of being efficient, productive, incorruptible and citizen-centered.
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