Anambra govt suspends visitors officers who sang Obi/Kwankwaso marketing campaign tune

The administration of the Anambra State Traffic Management Agency, ATMA, has suspended a few of its officers for 2 months with out pay after they went viral just lately for singing a marketing campaign tune in assist of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, and his operating mate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso.

According to investigations by our correspondent, the administration introduced the suspension of the officers on Tuesday.

The sanction adopted the controversy generated by a viral video exhibiting the officers singing an NDC marketing campaign tune related to the political aspirations of Obi and Kwankwaso to a motorist.

Their two-month suspension with out pay is believed to be the result of the disciplinary course of initiated by the company following the circulation of the video.

Although the circumstances surrounding the officers’ motion stay unclear, there had been ideas that their singing may need been prompted by the NDC brand they reportedly sighted within the motorist’s automobile.

The improvement has reportedly thrown the affected officers into misery, with some expressing fears about their future following the disciplinary motion.

It was gathered that among the affected officers had been weeping and approaching influential personalities who may intervene on their behalf and enchantment to the related authorities for leniency.

Meanwhile, kin of the affected officers have appealed to public-spirited people to return to their support by serving to them safe various employment alternatives in view of their current circumstances.

The kin reportedly worry that the suspension, notably with out pay, may worsen the financial scenario of the affected officers and their households.

The incident has additionally raised questions in regards to the extent to which public officers can freely specific their political preferences, notably when such expressions happen whereas they’re performing official duties.

While public servants retain their constitutional rights as residents, the laws governing their respective businesses could prohibit partisan political actions, particularly when carried out in official uniforms or throughout working hours.

However, it stays unclear whether or not the two-month suspension was particularly imposed for breaching ATMA’s operational laws or for different causes linked with the incident.