By Dayo Omoogun
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Monday postponed till further notice its 8th plenary meeting scheduled for today, Tuesday and today Wednesday.
The Commission has also put off indefinitely, its staff verification exercise scheduled to commence on Monday, 30th March.
The suspension of the two official activities of the Commission is in accordance with the safety measures of the federal government in the wake of the CoronaVirus pandemic.
The plenary meeting is the highest decision making body of the commission and the scheduled 8th plenary would have considered recommendations from the different standing committees of the commission on police promotion, discipline and recruitment.
The staff verification is an in-house staff audit and review in line with the extant rules of the public service.
The Commission notes that it will abide by all the necessary government measures to contain this ravaging pandemic and advised that Staff must ensure they restrict themselves to the barest minimum contacts and also adhere to stipulated professional behaviour.
The Commission has put in place, work-place safety measures in line with the strategies adapted by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in consonance with the World Health Organization’s prescriptions.
All non-essential Staff from level 12 and below have been directed to work from home until further notice; while Staff Members who feel sick “or have a sick family member (respiratory-related)” are advised not to come to work but should however contact their supervisors so as to receive necessary approvals in line with the Public Service Rules.
The commission has also directed that staff who have recently visited countries where COVID-19 is spreading, should stay at home for 14 days and should further avoid contact with individuals who have recently returned from countries with COVID-19 outbreak in the last 14 days.