Workers
attached to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, have been warned to desist from
leaking contents of official letters and files or risk serious sanctions.
The
Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari, handed down the warning late
on Monday, during a send-off programme organised for some officials who retired
recently or were redeployed from his office.
While
recalling how a document signed by him found its way out of his office
illegally recently, Kyari said such development would no longer be tolerated.
He
said anybody linked to any leaked information would face the consequence.
Kyari
added, “One thing we cannot tolerate is letters and information going out of
this office. I have seen one with my signature shown to me.
“I
do not know who was responsible for that; I do not know why anyone should do
that; but please make sure that such a thing does not happen.
“Anything
that is written 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 do not fall into this trap of somebody asking you to bring a letter,
because if by accident, you are found or the letter is traced to you, clearly
it would not be something that we would tolerate.”
Kyari
also warned the workers against gossiping during working hours.
He
said he would not allow a situation where the officials will engage in “small
talks” at the expense of their jobs.
While
asking them to be more dedicated to duty, the President’s CoS directed that
files must henceforth be treated within 48 hours.
Kyari
stated, “We should remain and rededicate ourselves, not making 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 cannot turn it out within 48 hours, then I should know the
reason. Maybe you have to ask some questions from somewhere.
“Please,
let no mail remain on anybody’s desk for more than 48 hours.”
Kyari
also warned against situations where workers used the opportunity of working in
the Presidential Villa to seek favour or dupe members of the public.
He
said he heard about an allegation that some people paid $40,000 to be given the
opportunity of meeting the President.
He,
however, said he had since discovered the allegation to be mere blackmail.
“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.
Kyari
said all Nigerians must be ready to make sacrifices for the desired change to
be achieved.
He
noted that because Buhari’s only asset was integrity, it was his duty to
protect the President’s integrity.
“We
have a President whose only asset is his personal integrity. I do not want
anything that will touch his integrity. So, I have to protect that, regardless
of what anybody says,” he said.
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