Anambra Works Commissioner Locks Out Staff For Lateness

By Okoli Sunday


Anambra State Works Commissioner, Engr. Marcel Ifejiofor has locked out Staff of the Ministry who resumed late to work on Friday.

The action according to the Commissioner, is a way of instilling discipline on the State’s work force, and make them know that it is no longer business as usuals. He wonder why the staff of the Ministry will not come early to work in order to reciprocate the government who has given adequate concern to their welfare.

“The action is just to instill discipline, Governor Willie Obiano has done a lot to make the work force happy and he feels that, what they owe the administration in return is to be at their duty post when they should be at their duty post to reciprocate the gesture".

Engr. Marcel said that no Staff will be spared in the punishment irrespective of position. He said that the list of the defaulting staff will be forwarded to the office of the Head of Service, and the Ministry will issue query as a measure too.

“Status does not matter, what matters is, doing the right thing at the right time, the Commissioner concluded”.

On her part the Acting Deputy Director Administration, Mrs. Emenike Stacia, said she saw no reason why the staff would not be punctual to work as the service gave a grace period of 30 minutes after 8.am o'clock. She decried the attitude of some of the workers who she described as perennial late comers. She begged them to have a change of attitude.

Mrs. Stacia said appropriate punishment measures will be given to late comers. According to her, taking such measures would no doubt serve as deterrent to other staff as truancy and late coming will no longer be tolerated.

This is the second time, the Commissioner is ordering that, the gates be locked out to staff who do not come early to work.

(Okoli Sunday is the PRO, Ministry of Works, Awka)

The Commissioner with the head of admin

Nice one