The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade on Wednesday barred some civil servants from accessing the State Government House after resuming work later than the official time.
According to The Vanguard, it was disclosed that the Governor who entered the governor’s house before 8:00am was displeased with the lateness of its workers.
It was gathered that he instructed the Chief Security Officer, to lock the governor’s office gate and not allow anyone coming after 8: a.m to enter the office.
A source who pleaded anonymity said the governor was surprised to see that many of the civil servants were not on seats when he came in.
“He immediately ordered for the resumption of time book and asked the Chief Security Officer to lock the gate against anyone coming thereafter, the source said.
Findings showed that those locked out included a different cadre of workers, including top-ranking officers of the state Civil Service as well as political appointees including Special Advisers.
When contacted, Special Adviser to Governor on Media & Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita said that the governor had always detested any form of indiscipline and also showed reward to those committed to their duties.
His words: “The normal resumption time is 8am and if a governor can be in the 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,” he said.
As at the time of filing this report, several workers who were locked out were seen hanging around the entrance gate of the state Government House while others moved towards Chieftaincy affairs.
