AUGUST 16, 2013 -
The Nasarawa State Government has warned that it is criminal and unconstitutional for civil servants to hold double or multiple appointments while in active service.
The Head of Civil Service of the state, Dr Dominic Bako, said in a statement issued in Lafia on friday, that it was wrong for civil servants to hold political appointments and at the same time, operating private businesses.
The Head of Civil Service of the state, Dr Dominic Bako, said in a statement issued in Lafia on friday, that it was wrong for civil servants to hold political appointments and at the same time, operating private businesses.
``Any civil servant found operating a private business, running Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), engaged in contracts or political appointment will be sanctioned based on the civil service rule,'' the statement said.
``Any civil servant, who is holding double appointments, is advised to desist from such acts or be sanctioned.
``The government has put up all the necessary machinery to check and sanction civil servants found wanting.
``It is uncalled for and ungodly for civil servants to receive double salaries while in the civil service. How can one be in the civil service and is still holding political appointment and at the same time operating private business?"
The head of service directed all permanent secretaries, heads of all government agencies and local government service commission to monitor and ensure strict compliance.
The statement, however, said that civil servants were only allowed to engage in farming as part of their contribution to national food security.
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