The Anambra State Government has announced that it will begin deducting the salaries of civil servants who stay away from work on Mondays as part of efforts to stop the sit-at-home order linked to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra.
The decision was made public on Saturday in Awka by the state Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, following a retreat of the Anambra State Executive Council held ahead of the end of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s first four-year term, which ends on March 17, 2026.
Under the new plan, salaries will be paid on a pro-rata basis from February 2026.
Each worker’s monthly pay will be divided by the 24 official working days, and any day missed, especially Mondays, will be removed from the final salary.
The government explained that public servants had avoided work on Mondays for several years because of insecurity and transport problems caused by the sit-at-home order.
However, the retreat concluded that those reasons no longer apply and that many workers now stay at home simply because they still receive full pay.
The administration said the practice has caused heavy economic losses to the state and slowed down government activities.
According to the government, workers who fail to report on Mondays are guilty of absenteeism, which could normally lead to dismissal, but the state chose salary deductions instead.
To enforce the new system, attendance forms and clock-in records will be introduced so workers can confirm their presence at the start and end of work on Mondays.
The government added that when civil servants stay away from duty, public offices cannot function well and state revenue drops.
Agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service were mentioned as areas where losses are often recorded when staff do not report for work.
Officials said the policy is meant to restore fairness and ensure that government only pays for days actually worked.
The state also ruled out replacing Mondays with Saturday work, saying such a move would make Anambra the only state working weekends and would amount to accepting the sit-at-home order.
The government further revealed that talks are ongoing with market leaders to encourage traders to reopen shops on Mondays.
Security is also being strengthened to build confidence and allow residents to return to normal business activities at the start of each week.
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