The
Cross River state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has suspended the
Commissioner for Water Resources, Ntufam Gabe Odu Ojie, and the Managing
Director of the state water board, Dr. Oju Igile for not reporting to
work as at 9am, noting that the suspension would be a strong warning to
errant government employees and appointees.yade
handed this penalty on the duo when he carried out his usual
unscheduled tour of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in the
state to ensure that civil and public servants comply strictly with
basic work ethics.
Addressing
journalists on Monday at the premises of the ministry in Calabar, the
state capital, he stated that it was an act of indiscipline for
appointees not to be at their duty post before 9 O’clock in the morning.
The
governor said, “This is about 9 o’clock in the morning and the
Commissioner for Water Resources is not at his duty post. The Managing
Director of Cross River State Water Board is not in the office.
“I cannot understand why he is not in the office. I therefore, with immediate effect, announce his suspension.
“We
will appoint somebody to take over this office with immediate effect.
Any single Commissioner I find in this circumstance will leave.”
Ayade
went on to check truancy by supervising a roll call of staff who signed
the time book as of the time of his visit. Afterwards, he directed that
all defaulting staff be disciplined in line with the civil service
rules.
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