Christian Ita, Special Adviser on Media to Governor Ayade, said that the governor had always frowned at workers’ indiscipline and shown reward to those committed to their responsibilities.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, shocked scores of Government House workers on Wednesday by arriving early and locking out latecomers.
It was gathered that Ayade, who arrived at the office at 8 a.m., was surprised to see that many of the civil servants had not come to work.
Ayade immediately ordered for the opening of a register and asked the Chief Security Officer to lock the gate, thereby preventing workers who came late from gaining access.
Those locked out included all cadre of workers, including top ranking officers of the state Civil Service as well as political appointees.
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Christian Ita, Special Adviser on Media to Governor Ayade, said that the governor had always frowned at workers’ indiscipline and shown reward to those committed to their responsibilities.
According to him, “The normal resumption time is 8 a.m, and if a governor can be in office at that time, why can’t others be around?
“The governor has always shown reward and sanction to workers; he doesn’t hesitate to sanction when you err and also reward you when you are committed to duty.”
As of the time of filing this report, several workers who were locked out were seen hanging around the entrance gate of the Government House.
