The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Joan O. Ayo, has said the Commission under her watch will re-enact the core values of the Civil Service.
Ayo listed the core values as meritocracy, political neutrality, integrity, discipline, professionalism, patriotism, impartiality, anonymity, accountability and transparency, which she said are fast being eroded in the service of today.
She said this while speaking to journalists in Abuja on the mandate of the Commission, the operational guidelines, processes and procedures of the just concluded Directorate Levels Promotion and Evaluation exercise.
Ayo stated that the Commission, which derives its powers from Section 153(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is vested with the power to appoint, promote and discipline officers in the Federal Civil Service.
She promised that in carrying out theses duties, the Commission will strictly adhere to the rules, regulations and guidelines governing them.
She further disclosed that since 2012 on her assumption of office, the Commission has ensured that promotions are conducted as at when due to avoid backlog, stagnation and distortion in the hierarchy of the MDAs.
The Honourable Chairman while responding to questions on the processes involved in promotion exercise, emphasized that the Federal Civil Service Commission does not create or declare vacancies, pointing out that the Commission only utilizes vacancies declared by Ministries, Departments and Agencies through the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.
As part of effort to further enlighten the public on the operations of the commission, Commissioners in charge of different sub-committees such as Recruitment sub-committee, Promotion sub-committee and Discipline sub-committee took turns to speak on their respective areas.
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