Commission uncovers irregular, unauthorised appointments in Civil Service

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Commission uncovers irregular, unauthorised appointments in Civil Service

The Federal Civil Service Commission, FCSC, has discovered some irregular and unauthorized appointments in the civil service during the on-going staff auditing at the FCSC. It added that the uncovered recruitment were null and void.
This was disclosed yesterday in Abuja by the commission’s chairman, , Deaconness Joan Ayo, who explained that the staff auditing was aimed at fishing out irregular/unauthorized appointees and de-listing them from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System, IPPIS.

She maintained that this action was necessary because the appointments were not backed by any vacancy from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and as such, were unbudgeted for.


According to her, the appointments were in gross violation of the Federal Character principle and also disclosed that vacancies in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation would soon be advertised.

Ayo assured that all Nigerian children, who are qualified, would be given the opportunity to compete for limited but available jobs, while selection would be strictly based on merit within the context of the principle of Federal Character.

Speaking extensively on the core values of the public service, the chairman pointed out that merit was a major plank that recruitment into the civil service was based, adding that this was subject to meeting certain standards, such as prescribed minimum educational qualifications, satisfactory performance in the qualifying examination and at interviews, etc. without prejudice to the principle of Federal Character.

She further stated that the FCSC would continue to ensure that promotion was strictly based on merit, pointing out that the guidelines for appointment, promotion and discipline was currently being reviewed to meet the increasing demand of the time.


Ayo continued that procedure for accelerated promotion had been clearly defined and spelt out in the new revised guidelines to motivate civil servants towards enhanced productivity.

While calling for attitudinal change among the civil servants, she harped on the need for them to imbibe the core values which characterized the profile of a public servant in the days of founding fathers of the civil service.