Delta State Government To Ban Nursing Mothers From Bringing Their Babies To Office

Delta State Government is planning to ban nursing mothers from bringing their babies to office.

This was revealed by the Chairman, Delta state Civil Service Commission, Nkem Okwuofu during a routine inspection exercise at the Directorate of Sustainable Development Goals on in Asaba, on Thursdays, 15th August 2019.

Nkem Okwuofo, however, said the commission would provide creche facilities within the ministries to enable nursing mothers to take care of their babies

She said the facilities would provide a conducive environment for mothers to Bosom feed their babies and return to work.

The civil service commission chairman said that bringing infants to the office exposed the children to infections.

“Apart from the health implication of this practice, it must be known that this is against the rules and regulations of the state civil service,”
she said.

Okwuofu also used the occasion to inform the workers that the commission had completed the review of the 1978 civil service rules, which she described as obsolete.

“The approval of the state governor has already been secured, the document will be made available to all civil servants soon.

“The commission has also successfully established its own official website and data base. This contains the retirement dates of civil servants in the state,”
she said.