It reads: “The Government of Anambra State has directed that all workers in the State must attend to their duties on Monday 9th August 2021 as failure to do so will result in severe sanctions including loss of Salary for the month of August.
“All Hon. Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries are to monitor and report compliance please.
” Kindly give this information the widest publicity in your Establishment.” HOS.
Fear of possible attack has gripped residents but Anambra Police Command said there was no cause for alarm
Anambra Police spokesman, Ikenga Tochukwu, said their duty was to protect lives and property of the residents
He said the Command with the other sister agencies would make sure no harm would befall any citizen as they move about their normal businesses
Before the circular on Sunday, the State government had made it clear residents should ignore the order by IPOB and go about their normal businesses.
One of the traders said even if the government offered her N1m to go to the market she would not accept.
A government worker in one of the ministries said he would monitor the situation first before any taking decision.
He said it would be better to lose one month salary than his life when he was nearing his retirement period.
The Nation
