Following the lifting of the lockdown earlier imposed in Plateau State on Thursday 11th June, 2020 by the Executive Governor, Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong, the Plateau State Head of Civil Service, Mr. Izam Atang Azi, mni has directed Civil Servants in the State to resume work next week, Monday 15th June (Cleaners, Gardeners, Clerical Officers, Messengers and other auxiliary staff to tidy up Offices) and Thursday 18th June, 2020 for Other categories of workers.

The Head of Service said all MDAs are to adhere strictly to all laid down COVID-19 preventive measure and health protocols. He said staff without facemasks will not be allowed into offices.

This decision was contain in a statement signed by the State Head of Civil Service which reads;

HCS/CSS/CIR/1/VOL.X/XX 12th June, 2020

PRESS RELEASE

RESUMPTION OF WORK BY ALL CIVIL SERVANTS IN PLATEAU STATE

The general public especially civil servants in Plateau State are hereby informed that in line with Government’s recent review of the lockdown measures in the State, the full resumption of daily Civil Service activities has been approved as follows:
i. Cleaners, Gardeners, Clerical Officers, Messengers and other auxiliary staff are to resume on Monday 15th June, 2020 to ensure the offices are tidied up;

ii. Other categories of workers are to resume on Thursday, 18th June, 2020.

1. Accordingly, all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) should ensure that all its staff adhere to the Covid-19 laid down guidelines and preventive protocols which include: compulsory wearing of facemasks, regular washing of hands with soap or use of alcohol based hand sanitizers and maintaining of social distancing within and around the offices.
2. Furthermore, to ensure effective enforcement and compliance, MDAs are hereby required to:
   i. Provide Hand washing facilities with detergents at the main entrances to their offices;
   ii. Make adjustments, where necessary, to ensure that social distancing are observed in offices;
   iii. Limit the daily number of visitors to their offices to the barest minimum, all of whom must wear facemasks and comply with other safety and hygiene protocols before they are allowed entry;
3. Meanwhile, Security Guards at the J.D Gomwalk Secretariat, Jos as well as all other gates leading into Government Offices are hereby instructed NOT to allow persons without facemasks entry into the offices.
4. Heads of the respective MDAs are to ensure their staff comply to this directive and are to also sanction erring staff, please.

IZAM A AZI, mni
Head of Civil Service

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Plateau State Civil Servants to Resume Work 15th & 18th June, 2020 – Izam A Azi, mni