BEVERLY HILLS, May 22, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the process for the appointment of new permanent secretaries in the Federal Civil Service.
The new appointees will fill the vacancies created by retired and those retiring in 2021.
States, where permanent secretaries are retiring in 2021 and need to be replaced are Ekiti, Enugu, Katsina, Lagos and Nasarawa states.
According to a statement issued by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, only officers in the mainstream Federal Civil Service who had attained the position of substantive Director on Grade Level 17 on or before January 1, 2019, are qualified.
Besides, she noted that those who had updated their records on the IPPIS verification portal and are from the affected states were also qualified for the positions.
“Those who are not retiring from service earlier than Dec. 31, 2022 are eligible to participate. Officers undergoing disciplinary proceedings are excluded from the exercise”, she said.
The HOCSF said the permanent secretaries were requested to forward a list of eligible directors on Grade Level (GL) 17 in their ministries with their confidential and personnel files and 20 copies of their curriculum vitae.
She added: “Brief on each of the directors should be produced in Microsoft word, which should be submitted in both 20 hard copies and soft copies, via email to ohcsfemd@gov.ng and also in a flash drive with evidence of state of origin, not acquired by marriage, in the case of female directors.
“The required documents are expected to reach the Permanent Secretary, Career Management Office in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, on or before 4 p.m on Friday, April 30.
“Selection process will require written examination, ICT proficiency test, Microsoft word, Excel and Power Point and interactive session with a broad-based panel of experts and practitioners.”
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