Leadership (Abuja)
3 October 2008
The ever busy Federal Secretariat Abuja, was bereft of its usual boisterousness yesterday as workers were yet to resume work fully.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that activities are yet to fully take off in and around the nation's civil service headquarters.
Most of the offices were dormant as few workers found in them had little or nothing to do.
At phase one, the usual screening at the entrance gate was not so serious, as there was hardly anybody to be screened.
Few people were seen in clusters, discussing the just concluded public holidays while GSM phone and credit card vendors around, were making brisk business from idle people.
At the phase two building, the canteen, which used to be a beehive of activities, was scanty except two people taking lunch.
One of them, Mrs Seun Akinlabi, a civil servant, said she normally did not eat early, but there was little to do.
"If my boss were around, I would not have time to eat this early. He is not back from the Sallah celebrations, so there is hardly anything happening," she said.
The phase three block, which also has the four-storey car parking space, had many empty spaces.
The gate-man, who asked for anonymity, told NAN that the long queue of cars usually seen there, was absent yesterday.
The public car park between the phase one and three buildings was also scanty, while the food vendors at the public stands said patronage was low.
One of them, Iya Oge said: "You can see the place is not as full as usual, patronage is low, maybe its due to week-long celebrations ." (NAN)
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