FG Approves Redeployment of 331 Directors In Civil Service

Not fewer than 331 Directors in the Civil Service have been redeployed by the Federal Government

This is contained in a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary, Career Management Office, Mahmuda Mamman, on behalf of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, titled “Approved posting of directorate level officers in GL 15-17 under the pool of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.”

Those affected are directors on Salary Grade Level 17; deputy directors on SGL 16; and assistant directors on SGL 15 and in all, they are 331. The 331 affected officials include 311 administrative officers and 20 professional officers.

In the case of administrative officers, 67 directors; 102 deputy directors; and 142 assistant directors.

For the professional officers, eight directors; five deputy directors and seven assistant directors were redeployed

The affected officials have been directed to conclude handing over process on or before 11th of September, 2020

The Circular warns that failure to adhere to the redeployment directive shall be treated as misconduct warranting a termination of appointment and retirement.

The circular reads in part: “Any disregard for this deployment shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Rule 030301 (b),”

The circular also clarifies that the purposes of the redeployment include filling vacancies, to understudying retiring officials, and deputising for officials, and in some cases, based on requests.

TNL recalls that the FG had redeployed 13 out of the nation’s 40 permanent secretaries and deployed 12 new ones last week including Babangida Hussaini who was posted to the Ministry of Defence; Yerim Tarfa to Ministry of Labour and Employment; Bayayo Ardo to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs; Adaora Anyanwutaku to Ministry of Women Affairs; Anthonia Ekpa to Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Oluwatoyin Akinlade to Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, among others.