The Cross River State Head of Service, Dr Chris Ekeng Ita, has warned civil servants not to reject posting to new office or face disciplinary actions.
The disciplinary action includes, stopping of salary and outright sack.
Dr Ita stated this when he declared open the first quarter Head of Service meeting with directors, deputy directors and assistant directors in the state civil service for 2020, held at Lamuni Munchis, New Secretariat Complex, Calabar.
He said it is the Civil servants that will make the civil service work for themselves and the public and charged civil servants to put in positive attitude to work such as punctuality and diligent service delivery to the public.
The Head of Service warned those who do not leave their office even after retirement on grounds that there are no capable hands to replace them or perform their functions in the office and seek for contract, adding that, only the governor gives approval for contract service.
He pointed out that no Chief Executive Officer of MDAs has the powers to retain any retiree in the service as according to the Head of Service he has discovered that it is those presumed to protect the service that are destroying it.
Dr Ita emphasized that it is better for civil servants to retire with good health rather than over stay in the service that would even affect his or her terminal benefits and life after service.
Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary, Public Service Office, in the Head of Service Office, Elder Emmanuel Enene Eke said the choice of the directorate cadre for the meeting was because of their experiences and positions in the service which made them a cadre of good conscience and temperament.
He said that, those who refused to leave the service after retirement had become serious security risk to the service and will be handled accordingly.
Other issues deliberated upon were dressing code in the service and disregard for extant circulars by some civil servants.

By: Friday Nwagbara, Calabar