COVID-19 Vaccination Enforcement: FCTA to sanction absentee staff

Favour Ishember, Abuja

As the FCT Administration starts a full enforcement of no vaccination, no entry for the staff and visitors on Monday, the permanent secretary (FCTA), Mr Olusade Adesola said those who stay away from their offices, will be treated as someone who stay away from work.

Olusade explained that anyone who stays away from the office will be treated as someone who is on the run, and the civil service rule is clear about it.

The permanent Secretary, with the Director, Human Resource Management, Mallam Bashir Muhammed have made it very clear that “if you decide to stay at home because you don’t have evidence of vaccination, or COVID-19 negative result test, you will be treated in line with the civil service rule”

Also speaking, Senior Special Assistant to the minister of FCT on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement, Ikaro Attah, said the responses from FCTA staff showed 70% compliance as the enforcement enters day two.

Attah who conducted journalists round the FCT departments and agencies to check the level of compliance by the staff, said the turn up of those that had received the jab since the commencement was impressive.

“Like yesterday, we have massive turn out of staff that are fully vaccinated, we have gone to FCT departments and agencies and have seen that the staff are fully vaccinated. What we will continue to insist is that the vaccination is not by force, we are not forcing people to take the job or vaccine. We are only telling people to come with either COVID-19 negative result test, or prove of vaccination. He explained.

“We are happy that there is high level of compliance, as of today the enforcement hit 70%, with the impressive turn up and the ongoing vaccination we are almost there”

Attah stated that COVID-19 vaccination centres are all over the city, thus people are advised to go for their jab, saying the exercise was for no fee.