Desist From Private Practise, HOS Warns

The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Aji, has called on civil servants to desist from engaging in private practise.

This call is contained in a circular issued by Mr Tope Ajakaiye, Director of Communications in the office of the head of service, in Abuja on Monday.

The circular, entitled: “Code of Conduct for Public Officers,” urged the workers to adhere strictly to the provisions of the law.

According to the circular, some public servants engage in private practise to the detriment of the services they are employed to render to the public.

It drew the attention of all public officers to Part I, Fifth Schedule, Section of 2 (b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The sections states that, a public officer shall not…. engage or participate in the management or running of any private business, profession or trade.

“But nothing in this sub-paragraph shall prevent a public officer from engaging in farming.

The circular warned that “failure to comply with this directive would not only be regarded as an unconstitutional act, but also an act of misconduct under the Public Service Rules.’’