Work has resumed in Enugu State after the Easter celebration, amid a low turnout of workers, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The NAN correspondent who monitored the resumption at the Enugu State High Court, Federal and State Secretariats reports that few workers were seen around the premise while Judges at the court were still on Easter vacation.
Cleaners and gardeners were seen keeping the offices and their environment clean.
Some of the workers who spoke to NAN said few workers were at work because of Easter, stressing that normal activities would begin next week.
Staff from the office of the Surveyor-General, who pleaded anonymity said that many workers traveled and were yet to come back while others might be on their way to the office.
She said, “I am happy to have resumed work today and it is possible because I did not travel but many others traveled home but were yet to return.
“The secretariat is scanty because Immigration and other ministries have moved to their own building while new ones are coming in. Hopefully, by Tuesday next week, after the sit at home, everywhere will be bubbling,” she said.
Another staff of the Federal Fire Service, who also pleaded anonymity said the celebration did not affect their resumption as many of them were on essential duty.
“Federal government did not declare Tuesday a public holiday, so why won’t I be in the office,” she asked.
At the Enugu State High Court, a clerk who also pleaded anonymity told NAN that due to the Easter vacation by the judges, a Vacation Court was created to handle matters pending judges’ resumption next week.
“I am even surprised that people came to work today because the spirit of Easter is still on,” he said.
NAN reports that banks and markets were also open as customers were seen trooping in to carry out their various transactions.
Meanwhile, some food vendors and other businesses in both the state and federal secretariats complained of low patronage due to the low turnout of workers.
They also attributed it to nonpayment of salaries which would be due by month-end.
A food vendor simply called Chinyere, said that she came out for business because she did not have money to take care of her family.
According to her, the business has been low since this April as people spent their money on the Easter celebration and also the imposed Sit at Home every Monday.
“We are finding it difficult to cope with these challenges worsened by the economic crisis in the country,” she said.
Chinyere expressed the hope that normalcy would return fully after the Ramadan holidays.
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