The Federal Government has cautioned civil servants who have formed the habit of sharing classified documents to the public to desist or face the law.

The warning comes few days after a memo about a huge amount of money to be allocated as subsidy for Hajj which emanated from the office of the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun was seen on the internet.

According to Folasede Yemi-Esan, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, her office has commenced moves to ensure that official government documents classified as sensitive are not leaked to the public.

in a memo uploaded on the website of the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation which was dated February 19, 2024, Yemi Esan noted that the leakage of such documents have become embarrassing to the government.

The memo tagged HCSF/3065/VI/189 reads, “It has been observed with dismay, the increase in the cases of leakage of sensitive official documents in Ministries, Departments and Agencies. This is very embarrassing to the government and therefore unacceptable.

“As part of the efforts to curb this undesirable development, all permanent secretaries are to fast-track the migration to the digitalised workflow system, and ensure effective deployment of the Enterprise Content Management Solution.

“This will reduce physical contact with official documents thereby checking the increasing incidence of leakage and circulation of same.

“Furthermore, permanent secretaries are advised to strongly warn all staff against leaking and circulating official information and documents.

“Any officer caught engaging in such unbecoming act will be severely dealt with in line with the relevant provisions of the Public Service Rules and other extant circulars.”