Are outgoing Principal Secretaries taking orders from their would-be successors, or is it simply a matter of them sabotaging government services? Officers from some of the ministries were overheard complaining that some services like procurement and payments have halted, with current PSs having to seek authority from the incoming nominees whose vetting were cut short by a court order. There are reports that key parastatals and other state agencies that need the direct input of Principal Secretaries before making key decisions have been affected by the seemingly uniform directive.
