Forty-seven candidates have been cleared to sit for written examination to fill vacant positions of permanent secretaries in the federal civil service on 31, May 2021.
The 47 officers were shortlisted out of 51 candidates who faced a screening panel from Monday, 17 to Friday 21, 2021.
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A spokesman in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), Malam AbdulGaniyu Aminu, said on Saturday in Abuja that the officers were contesting to fill vacancies of retired permanent secretaries and those retiring this year in five states of Ekiti, Katsina, Nasarawa, Enugu and Lagos.
Each state has just one vacancy.
According to him, the screening of the candidates was conducted in an open and transparent manner under the watchful monitor of personnel from the Department of State Security (DSS), Economic and Financial Crime Commissioner (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences (ICPC), who were there as observers.
“The Chairman of screening exercise was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Dr Magdalene Ajani, assisted by the Permanent Secretary Career Management Office (CMO), in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Mamman Mahmuda.
“The Director, Employee Mobility in the office of Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mallam Tijanni Babura, is the Secretary,” Aminu said.
He added that in order to ensure the credibility of the exercise and that the process aligned with the rules of engagement, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, was present throughout the exercise.
Daily Trust reports that the exercise was sequel to the approval of President Muhammed Buhari in a circular ref: ACSF/CMO/AOD/012/1X/4 earlier signed by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.
