Gov Ahmed Approves Promotion of 1578 Civil Servants

 

 

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the promotion of one thousand, five hundred and seventy-eight civil servants across all ministries.

 

The Chairman, State Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Salman Adelodun told newsmen on Monday that government will begin the release of promotion letters to the affected officers on Tuesday.

 

Adelodun said out of one thousand, six hundred and eighty-eight civil servants who registered for the promotion exercise, one thousand, five hundred and seventy-eight scaled through both the written examination and oral interview.

 

The Chairman, who described civil service as the engine room of government, promised that government would continue to motivate the civil servants through promotion and improved welfare.

 

He explained that government is not in arrears of promotion of civil servants from grade levels seven to seventeen across all ministries in the state despite the current economic challenges in the country.

 

Adelodun added that the promotion would take effect from January 2017 while the payments would start from next month.