* Orders public servants to report for work or face sanctions
Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has declared an end to the sit-at-home being observed on Mondays in the State, and other parts of the South east.
Soludo made the declaration while also banning revenue touts operating around Ochanja Central Market, Ochanja Roundabout and some parts of Fegge in Onitsha South Local Government Area.
The governor ordered all public servants in the State to always report at their duty posts on Mondays, like other weekdays.
Since the resumption of the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, the group had called for a shutdown of businesses on Mondays but later rescinded after it had taken root in the entire South east.
However, despite rescinding of the order by the separatist group, there has been fear of attacks on those who go to work or for business, leading to the continued stay at home every Monday.
But determined to restore Monday as normal working day, Prof. Soludo through the Head of Service Mr. Theodora Igwegbe, ordered workers to ensure they are at their duty posts on Mondays.
The government warned that absence from work on Mondays will attract sanctions.
The memo read: “Following the need to reposition the service for better performance and productivity, His Excellency, the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has directed that henceforth, all public servants should report at their places of work every Monday like every other weekday.
“Consequently, absence from work on Monday, or any other workday without any approval will be viewed as serious misconduct, which will attract appropriate sanctions. This directive takes immediate effect.”
Soludo had decried the continued boycott of work on Mondays in the South east, saying the zone loses an estimated N19.6billion every Monday.