A circular by the Head of Service, Mr.
Adesegun Ogunlewe, sighted by our correspondent on Monday, said the
directive from Governor Babatunde Fashola was meant to sanitise the flow
of information from the government to the people.
It added that any political office holder
who wanted to grant press interview must take permission from the
Ministry of Information, which would moderate it.
During his first tenure, Fashola imposed similar ban on information officers.
The circular read in part, “It has been
observed that some public officials have formed the habit of granting
informal interviews and in the process divulging official information on
public policies which are still under consideration and are not yet
approved for action by government.
“Consequently, the governor has therefore
directed that no government functionary (public servants and public
office holders) should grant press interviews or issue press releases
without the concurrence of the Ministry of Information and Strategy.”
“Furthermore, under no circumstances
should any public servant or public office holder comment or discuss
government policies which are still under consideration.
“Government is aware that officers may be
required to represent their political heads and read speeches at
events, but such officers are to limit themselves to the contents of the
written speeches which must have been cleared appropriately prior to
the event by their political heads.”
The circular warned that violation of the order would attract sanction.
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