Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, on Monday paid an unscheduled visit to state secretariat and locked out hundreds of civil servants who came late to work.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Gov AbdulRazaq arrived at the secretariat at 7.55am and when it was 8.00am, ordered security men to lock the two entrances into the secretariat complex.
Hundreds of workers were locked out of the complex and the few workers that had arrived for work rushed to their offices.
Large crowd of onlookers were seen at the Offa Road gate of the secretariat singing praises of the governor for taking such a step to visit the complex unannounced.
NAN also reports that many of the workers were still locked out by the time the governor left the secretariat at about 9.52am.
A statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye said that AbdulRazaq was decried the lateness of civil servants in the to work.
Ajakaye quoted the governor as saying that he was very unhappy at the lateness of many civil servants to work and might consider imposing appropriate sanctions for late coming.
According to him, such attitude was unhelpful to government business in the 21st century.
“Late coming and poor attitude to work certainly will not be tolerated. The civil service should be business-like and efficient in service delivery.
“As we try to support the civil service to deliver on its mandate, we expect a drastic shift from old practices that have taken our state nowhere,” the Governor said.
