Chief of Staff (COS) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari, on Tuesday, warned workers in the State House against leaking official letters or sitting on files, threatening that tough sanctions await anybody caught in such acts. The CoS spoke at the send forth of four staff members who either retired or were redeployed or posted to foreign mission from the State House. His words: “But just one thing we cannot tolerate is letters and information going out of this office. I have seen one with my signature shown to me. “So I do not know who that is; I do not know why anyone should do that but please make sure that that does not happen. “Anything that is written, it will come out anyway; it is not a secret; but the bad thing is for it to come out before it is publicly made by the relevant authorities.
“So please don’t fall into this trap of somebody asking you to bring a letter, because if by accident you are found or the letter traced to you clearly, it would not be something that we would tolerate.’’ Accordingly, the President’s man told the workers to remain disciplined, dedicated to their duty, shun gossips in the office and move correspondences faster. “Those of us who are remaining here, we should remain and rededicate ourselves not make rooms for small talks or gossip; concentrate and do your job.
“What I want to announce now is that very soon when a full team is constituted, the turn-around for any mail should not be more than 48 hours. “If you think you can’t turn it out within 48 hours then I should know why. Maybe you have to ask some questions from somewhere. “Please, let no mail remain on any body’s desk for more than 48 hours,’’ Kyari warned. He charged the workers to embrace the wind of change of the administration, adding that for the Change to have meaning “we have to do things differently.’’ He also cautioned the workers not to abuse the privilege of working in the State House through mischief.
“This office is not about giving contracts. This office is not about peddling influence. This office is not about being paid to make somebody see the President,’’ he said. The CoS recalled a twit which alleged that people paid up to 40,000 dollars to the office to be taken to the President, describing such rumour as cheap blackmail. Kyari urged them to ensure the success of the administration and the prosperity of the country as anything contrary would spell doom for the people. He said: “If this country works, it works for all of us. If it fails to work, it will fail for all of us.
Credit: DailyTimes
