Plagued By Serious Leaks, Presidency Administers Secret Oath on Members of Staff
Plagued By Serious Leaks, Presidency Administers Secret Oath on Members of Staff
By Mike Odeh James
Worried about the constant streaming of official secrets out of the President’s Office and household, the Presidency has compelled all members of staff in the Presidency to take an oath of secrecy and not to divulge happenings or official secrets in the presidency.
The Permanent Secretary at the State House, Tijani Umar who superintended over the administration of the oath on members also warned of grievous consequences awaiting members staff who divulged official secrets.
Alhaji Umar explained that the oaths were administered to staff members who handle classified documents.
‘‘We discovered that due to deployment of officers and retirement a number of our staff need to be placed under the radar so that they will be aware that their jobs, the kind of documents or information they are handling from day to day and beyond, are so important and must be safeguarded.
‘‘That’s the reason we decided to do the needful by administering the Oath of Secrecy, highlighting the importance of letting them know what information they are managing and the consequences of the breach of such information,’’ he said.
