September 14, (THEWILL) – Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has clamped down on some civil servants attached to the Governor’s Office in Calabar.
The civil servants, in their large numbers, were locked out and prevented from entering their offices on Wednesday morning.
The decision to discipline the affected workers follows the arrival of the governor after his long trip out of the state.
Upon resumption of work today, civil servants who were not at work were disciplined and shut out of their offices.
Speaking on the development, the Head of Service, Timothy Akwaji, said the decision to discipline the workers is a result of lateness.
He said his team arrived at the governor’s office yesterday and took note of workers that were not on duty.
“Today, the team came back and some workers still came late to work despite the presence of my team yesterday and hence the decision to shut them out”, he said.
He explained that administrative measures will be taken against the workers found wanting.
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