Reps to investigate 10-year promotion stagnation in civil service

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Reps to investigate 10-year promotion stagnation in civil service

The House of Representatives plans to study promotion stagnation in the Federal Civil Service from 2013 to 2023. The resolution followed a motion introduced by Rep. Salman Idris, Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Colleges and Institutions in Abuja. He emphasized the need of promotion as a motivator for government servants to improve efficiency. Idris condemned the ongoing stagnation in promotions across the government’s Ministries, Departments, and Agency. According to him, this has resulted in decreased service delivery, a fall in highly specialized skills, low levels of productivity and performance, employee unrest, corruption, and lowered morale.   “The menace of promotion stagnation in the civil service calls for urgent attention and intervention of this hallowed chamber, if the policies and programmes of Government must be achieved.”   He said that the civil service remained the engine room of government, adding that it required a holistic reform […]

Reps to investigate 10-year promotion stagnation in civil service
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Reps to investigate 10-year promotion stagnation in civil service
The House of Representatives plans to study promotion stagnation in the Federal Civil Service from 2013 to 2023. The resolution followed a motion introduced by Rep. Salman Idris, Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Colleges and Institutions in Abuja. He emphasized the need of promotion as a motivator for government servants to improve efficiency. Idris condemned the ongoing stagnation in promotions across the government’s Ministries, Departments, and Agency. According to him, this has resulted in decreased service delivery, a fall in highly specialized skills, low levels of productivity and performance, employee unrest, corruption, and lowered morale.   “The menace of promotion stagnation in the civil service calls for urgent attention and intervention of this hallowed chamber, if the policies and programmes of Government must be achieved.”   He said that the civil service remained the engine room of government, adding that it required a holistic reform
Reps to investigate 10-year promotion stagnation in civil service
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