Nasarawa state Government to Sanction Undedicated Civil Servants
Nasarawa state Governor, Tanko Al-Makura has condemned and warned against insubordination and truancy among civil servants.
The governor issued a statement in Lafia via his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Tukur Ahmed at a meeting with Permanent Secretaries.
He said: “Government will not hesitate to apply sanctions in accordance with civil service rules and regulations against anybody caught indulging in such acts.
“We are here to serve the people as such all of us should endeavour to do our best and not to shy away from our responsibilities,“ he said.
He also warned against use of government property for personal purposes, saying it perpetrators would be dealt with according to the rule of law.
“In other to ensure zero tolerance to such criminal behaviour, government will establish a desk officer to handle criminal-related matters in the civil service,” he said.
He said that efforts were being made to make ministries, agencies and departments to be more efficient with the aim of reducing the cost of governance.
