COVID-19: FCTA bars entry of unvaccinated workers, visitors from offices

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has barred unvaccinated workers and visitors from gaining access into the Area 11 Garki Secretariat.

According to the Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister on Media and Strategic Communication, Malam Abubakar Sani, the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola, had reportedly warned in a circular on Tuesday, January 11, that unvaccinated workers would be barred from their offices  from January 17, NAN reports.

The FCTA began the enforcement of no vaccination no entry as early as 7:00am on Monday with the implementation team and security men manning the entrance of the secretariat.

NAN reports that many staff and visitors were being turned back while some were seen at the entrance gates grumbling and begging to gain access.

Addressing newsmen, the Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, Ikharo Attah, said that the enforcement would be sustained to ensure maximum compliance.

He said there was no going back on enforcement of the directive, adding that pictures of vaccination cards on phones and photocopies would not be accepted.

Attah said that an enforcement team had been deployed at the premises of the FCTA, secretariats and departments to monitor compliance.

He said, “We will be following up seriously on this and we have also warned people not to snap their card on the phone as we want to see the original card, don’t show us vaccination card on the phone.

“We will be asking for identity cards and we would match the cards with your COVID-19 vaccination card so that you don’t bring someone else’s card as your own.”

NAN reports that the enforcement team went round some of the agencies of FCTA which includes, the Abuja Environmental Protection Board, Social Development Secretariat and FCT Universal Basic Education Board.
Others are FCT Water Board, Secondary Education Board, FCT Primary Health Care Board, Public Health Department, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency and FCT Area Council Staff Pension Board.