The Federal Government has approved mass redeployment of senior government officials across ministries, departments and agencies in a move aimed at repositioning the civil service for efficient service delivery.
A total of 254 top government officials from Salary Grade Levels 15 to 17 are affected in the exercise.
In the federal civil service, workers on the SGL 17 are directors; those on the SGL 16 are deputy directors while those on the SGL 15 are assistant directors.
According to a circular dated October 4 conveying the mass deployment and cited by one of our correspondents on Sunday, 74 directors; 85 deputy directors and 95 assistant directors are affected in the exercise.
The circular was signed by the Director overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Mrs A.I. Attah, on behalf of the acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan. It was marked HCSF/CMO/002/S.II/T.3/II/413.
Attah indicated that those affected included newly promoted and existing directorate level officers under the pool of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
She directed that all handover and takeover processes should be completed latest by Friday.
She warned that any of the officers, who disregard the redeployment order, would be sanctioned in line with relevant civil service rule.
Attah wrote, “I am directed to convey the approval of the acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation for the redeployment of newly promoted and existing the SGL15-17 directorate level officers under the pool of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation as attached.
“All handover and takeover processes should be completed on or before Friday October 11, 2019.
“Any disregard of this deployment shall be treated in accordance with provisions of PSR 030301(b).”
The circular was addressed to the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari; the Deputy Chief of Staff, Ade Ipaye; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; all ministers, all ministers of state and all permanent secretaries.
“The posting instructions should be downloaded at www.ohcsf.gov.ng, hardcopies submitted by officers for documentation should be verified with the one on the website.
