The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Alhaji Bukar Aji, has said that 1,050 civil servants, who were in the service illegally, would be retired in the next three weeks.
He spoke in Abuja at the ongoing 60th anniversary of the Nigeria Public Service Commission.
Aji said the screening done by Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) discovered that the civil servants were supposed to have retired from the service.
“Through the IPPIS, we screened those who were supposed to have retired long time ago. They will leave the service within the next two to three weeks,” he said.
The HOCSF said the exercise would create opportunity for those in legitimate service to be promoted.
Aji said there had been synergy, cooperation and collaboration between the HOCSF and the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC).
He assured that the Federal Civil Service would be better this year, adding that he would not relent in his efforts to improve the service.
The Chairman, FCSC, Mrs. Joan Ayo, said the commission came into existence in April 1954 with the functions of employing, promoting and disciplining civil servants.
She said since the commission was the gateway to the civil service and exit way, it should be guided by rules.
“As the `entry into’ and ‘exit out’ of the service, the FCSC is committed to the traditional core values of the civil service.”
Mrs. Ayo listed the core values as meritocracy, anonymity, integrity, political neutrality, discipline, impartiality, accountability and transparency.
She said the celebration was necessary to recall the exploits of the founding fathers of the civil service.
“We are celebrating the past and looking at where we have got it wrong, so that we can improve and do it better,” the FCSC chairman said.
She explained that the civil service was an organ of government, which performed advisory role.
“The commission advises the government on policy, anticipating problems and deploying human, material and financial resources for effective execution of public policy.”
The Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. Ayim Pius Ayim, said government would ensure improved service.
Ayim, represented by Mr. Linus Awute, the Permanent Secretary, General Service of SGF, congratulated the efforts of the founding fathers, who worked hard to ensure transparency and meritocracy.
The theme of the celebration is: “Civil Service Core Values: The Sine Qua Non for National Development”.
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