Civil servants are particularly advised to ensure that they are in their offices discharging their responsibilities and not sit-at-home on Mondays
The government of Imo State has warned civil servants to ignore any call not to go to work on Monday or be ready to be punished for staying away from the office.
In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon Declan Mbadiwe Emelumba, adequate arrangements for security is put in place to ensure they are in the office to do their work.
The statement reads: “This is to inform all indigenes and residents of Imo state that Government has not authorised any public holiday or sit at home across the state, either today, Monday, March 21, 2022 or any other working day
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“Consequently, everyone is advised to go about his or her normal duties.
“Civil servants are particularly advised to ensure that they are in their offices discharging their responsibilities. Those who abstain from duty without authorisation will be sanctioned accordingly
“Government hereby assures all indigenes and residents of adequate security as they go about their lawful activities.”
TheNiche had reported that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) declared that it will treat anybody caught using its name to enforce non-existent sit-at-home as a traitor.
The group in a statement last year September by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, reiterated that there is no other sit-at-home order after September 14.
IPOB said: “Any other purported sit-at-home including the suspended weekly sit-at-home on Mondays does not exist in the dairy of IPOB. In fact, after September 14, there is no other sit-at-home this week. Any contrary news or speculations to this effect should be ignored.
“Anybody trying to enforce any sit-at-home order using the name of IPOB is a saboteur, and does so at his peril. If we catch anybody disturbing the peace of Biafrans or residents in Biafra land under the guise of enforcing non-existent sit-at-home order, such a person regrets his actions because he will receive the reward of traitors.