2027: You’re banned from politics – Nigerian govt warns civil servants

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HoS, Mrs
Didi Esther Walson-Jack, said civil servants should be neutral and uphold the rules
of the service.

Walson-Jack issued the warning during the Quarterly
Stakeholders and Citizens Engagement interactive session, on Friday in Abuja.

Reacting to a trending Supreme Court judgement, she said
while civil servants are allowed to be card-carrying members of political
parties to protect their fundamental right of association, it does not permit
partisan conduct.

Walson-Jack said: “It’s an old judgement, and it is still
very much in force.

“But what that judgement said was that civil servants can be
card-carrying members of a political party, just so that their fundamental
human right of association is not denied.

“It went on to caution that civil servants must abide by the
terms and conditions of their service.

“You cannot go and be partisan. You serve the government of
the day with neutrality. Anything contrary will be dealt with in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the public service.”