President Muhammadu Buhari approved the procedure for the appointment of new permanent secretaries to fill the current vacancies in 16 states of the federation.
The affected states are Kwara, Kebbi, Abia, Anambra, and Cross River. Others are Kaduna, Kano, Oyo, Rivers, Sokoto, Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, Jigawa, Zamfara and Kogi.
In a statement signed by Mrs. Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, Director of Information, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), on Tuesday in Abuja, said the president has also approved the commencement of the process for the selection of eligible Directors to fill the vacancies in the aforementioned states.
According to her, in the mainstream of the Federal Civil Service, Officers from the affected states who have attained the substantive rank of director, on salary Grade level 17 on or before Jan. 1, 2018 will participate in the exercise adding that they are eligible to participate on the conditions of having an updated personal records on the IPPIS Verification Portal and not retiring from the service earlier than, or on Dec. 31, 2021.
Ministries/ Offices have then be requested to forward the list of all eligible directors on Salary Grade Level 17 in their Ministries and Offices with their required documents, which must reach the office of the Permanent Secretary, Career Management Office (CMO), office of the HOCSF 4th Floor Block A, Federal Secretariat Phase II, on or before 4 p.m on Friday, April 24, 2020.
