COVID-19: FCTA To Bar Unvaccinated Workers From Accessing Offices

Beginning from January 17, staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) with no proof of Covid-19 vaccination will be barred from accessing their offices.

The directive, according to the Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Media and Strategic Communication, Malam Abubakar Sani, was issued by the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola.

This is coming a month after civil servants and the general public without proof of vaccination and negative PCR tests were barred from entering federal government buildings in Abuja.

Recall that the Presidential Steering Committee on covid-19 had directed that no civil servant would be allowed to access their offices without proof of vaccination from December 1,2021..

According to Sani, the new circular has been forwarded to the Coordinator of Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD, Heads of all Departments and FCTA Agencies.

”The circular also directed that all employees are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. They will also present a Polymerase Chain Reaction PCR test done within 72 hours.

”All visitors and clients coming to do business are also required to comply with this directive,“ he said.

He warned that persistent non-compliance or refusal by staff to be vaccinated would be treated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Public Service Rules.

“In order to ensure strict compliance with this circular, the Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement in collaboration with the Director of Security Services have been mandated to mount surveillance in all entry points.