65 DIRECTORS FAIL PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION TO PERM SEC..... OHCSF

Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan CFR

"Sixty-five Directors in the Federal Civil Service have failed to meet the cut-off mark at the ongoing promotion examination for the position of Permanent Secretary with only 20 directors scaling through the exercise." Yemi-Esan CFR.

"Four of them did not show up for the examination perhaps due to fear of failing."

Following the conclusion of the promotional examination in the Federal Civil Service for elevation of Directors to positions of Permanent Secretaries by about eighty-five (85) applicants, on twenty (20) successful scaled the examinations.

This was the disclosure by M. A. Ahmed, Director of Communications, M.A Ahmed, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, OHCSF, in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja.

According to the statement, "Sixty-five Directors in the Federal Civil Service have failed to meet the cut-off mark at the ongoing promotion examination for the position of Permanent Secretary with only 20 directors scaling through the exercise.

"Only 20 directors out of 85 initially invited to sit for promotion to the post of Permanent Secretary in the federal civil service have successfully scaled through the exercise."

The announcement of the results by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOS), Dr Folasade Yemi- Esan, follows the release of the results on Tuesday.

Emphasising the importance of meritocracy and integrity in the selection process, Dr. Yemi-Esan said “It should not be about the number of successful candidates but the quality of the candidates.”

According to her, out of 85 candidates, four of them did not show up for the examination perhaps due to fear of failing.

Director of Communications, M.A Ahmed, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, OHCSF, explained that candidates are required to score a minimum of 50% before proceeding to the next stage of the examination.

He added that only 20 candidates qualified for the for the Information Communication Technology (ICT) proficiency test slated for today in Abuja. 

Culled from the Nation