Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has directed civil servants in the state to resume work on Mondays.
In a circular dated today 25th March 2022, by the Head of Service, Barr. Theodora Igwegbe and directed to all agencies and parastatals, the government said absence from work on Mondays or any other day without approval shall be seen as gross misconduct which shall attract appropriate sanctions.
The circular read in part: “Following the need to reposition the service for better performance and productivity, His
Excellency, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has directed that all Public Servants should henceforth report at their places of work on Mondays as they do on other workdays.
“Consequently, absence from duty on Mondays or any other official workday without approval will be viewed as serious misconduct which will attract appropriate sanctions. This directive takes immediate effect.
“Political Office holders, Permanent Secretaries and all Heads of Non-ministerial Departments are to disseminate the content of this circular to all Public Servants under their supervision and also monitor compliance”.
