The Anambra State Government has begun enforcing salary deductions for civil servants who failed to report for work on Mondays, following the sit-at-home orders called by separatist groups in the South-East.
The state had announced in January that workers absent on Mondays would be paid on a pro-rata basis, with deductions applied for non-attendance.
On Tuesday, many civil servants expressed shock over massive reductions in their February salaries.
At the Jerome Udoji State Secretariat in Awka, some workers claimed that the deductions did not reflect the actual number of Mondays they missed.
A Ministry of Information staffer, who spoke anonymously, said he received only ₦3,500 from a salary of over ₦80,000. Another colleague reportedly received just ₦100.
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“Some workers who missed only one or two Mondays had huge deductions. There may have been mistakes in the computation,” the source said.
Confirming the deductions, the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, said the cuts were intended as punishment for failing to comply with the Monday work directive.
“The salary cut is a punishment for not coming to work on Mondays. Workers are required to clock in and out to show attendance.
Failure to do so means there is no evidence of presence, and deductions apply,” Mefor explained.
The move underscores the state government’s determination to curb the impact of sit-at-home orders and ensure full administrative and economic activity across Anambra State on Mondays.
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