The Kogi State Government has ordered civil servants in the
state's workforce to work from home in the next two weeks, to prevent the
spread of coronavirus.
Kogi commissioner for
information and communication, Kingsley Fanwo said the affected workers are
grade level 1 to 13 staff who constitute 70 per cent of the state’s workforce.
Workers in emergency and essential services such as
healthcare and fire services are not included in the directive.
The statement reads;
“The Governor of
the State, His Excellency Alh Yahaya Bello has approved the ‘Work from Home’
approach to ensure the virus doesn’t spread through contacts at government
offices across the state.
“Those who render
critical services will be communicated through the Office of the Head of
Service of the State on how to keep the system running without endangering the
workers, despite the inevitable decision of Government.
“We are leaving no
stone unturned to ensure the virus doesn’t find its way to the state and in the
unfortunate scenario it does, Government is prepared to control and manage the
cases.”
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