Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday government servants reserved no right to support or oppose the presidential election campaign and stressed state resources should not be used for election campaign.
Addressing a cabinet meeting, the CEO said government employees were supposed to serve the people and had no right to get involved in election campaigns.
“Until the end of the unity government’s tenure, discharge your duties in line with the law and no one can tell you to serve any particular election team. Your concentration should be on your job and convey this message to your subordinates,” the CEO told the meeting.
He said state resources were owned by the people of Afghanistan and no individual had the right to use them for personal or election purposes.
The CEO said he expected no support for his campaign from government employees. Forcing government servants to support certain election teams would harm public trust in the electoral process, he warned.
He noted with concern continued terrorist attacks and continued Sunday’s deadly assault on the political office of former spymaster Amrullah Saleh in Kabul.
The CEO said with yesterday attack, terrorists had once again proven their enmity with democracy and democratic practices.
