The Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Abu Kabienbata Kansangabata, has bemoaned the gross absenteeism, lateness and lukewarm attitude of some civil servants in various decentralized departments in the region.

He noted that the habit of the government officials was negatively affecting government business in the region and vowed to address it.

Mr. Kansangabata accordingly issued a warning to heads of departments to adhere to the rules and regulations governing their respective outfits and deal ruthlessly with deviant staff who flout these regulations with impunity.

According to him, several reports suggested that staff of some decentralized agencies vacate posts at will without regard to the challenges that people would face in their absence.

This came to light after he paid a working visit to some departments.

During the trip, he realized that staff had vacated their seats without official notification to their superiors.

The minister, who has since begun unannounced visits to various departments including District Assemblies, further warned that he would not deal leniently with recalcitrant staff, whose conduct affect activities of government.

Mr. Abu Kabienbata Kansangabata said the government was doing every thing to improve the lives of civil and public servants in the country.

The Deputy Upper West Regional Minister said he and the substantive minister had fashioned out modalities to address the canker.

“If you pretend to be working, how do you expect the government to meet your demands?” he asked.

The Better Ghana Agenda, he added, could only be attained if various stakeholders under the departments give off their best.

According to him, persons, who reportedly gained notoriety in these acts, were nothing short of saboteurs and must immediately stop the practice or incur the wrath of his outfit.

He said there would not be a different set of rules for departments in other regions and the Upper West Region and appealed to all employees to abide by the enshrined rules.