9 directors in the federal civil service fail re-sit exam for perm sec seats
Nine directors in the federal civil service have failed to sail through the first stage of the re-sit examination conducted for prospective permanent secretaries, DAILY TIMES gathered.
Only 14 out of 23 directors that sat for the Monday examination were shortlisted for the next round.
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, had earlier approved that 23 directors in the federal civil service be assessed with the aim of selecting four among them for the role of permanent secretary.
The directors had earlier took part in the last exercise that led to the emergence of 12 permanent secretaries on June 16, 2020.
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The 12 permanent secretaries were appointed out of the 16 approved by the President, therefore leaving four vacancies.
They had emerged from the list of 91 directors who participated in the second stage of the qualification examination and the 41 that took part in the final stage.
According to a circular by the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, the President approved a re-sit examination for directors who did not make the final list in June but are from Kaduna, Kebbi, Rivers, and Zamfara states.
In another circular dated August 31, Yemi-Esan disclosed that 14 of the 23 directors were successful and would be taking part in the Information Communication Technology Test fixed for Wednesday (today).
It is from them that four new permanent secretaries, one each from Kaduna, Kebbi, Rivers, and Zamfara states, will emerge.
