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Chuks Udo Okonta
The Federal Government tenure policy has led to compulsory retirement of Director, Inspectorate Directorate, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) Pius Agboola and Director, Administration and Human Resources, Habila Amos.
The duo were served compulsory retirement letter on Friday, August 04, 2023 by NAICOM, together with Barineka Thompson, who was Director, Finance and Accounts (DFA),in pursuant to a recently issued Public Service Circular on eight years tenure for all Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Directors.
The tenure policy – 2021 Revised Edition’ of Public Service Rule (PSR), which took effect from July 27, 2023, stated that all Directors (SGL 17), who have spent eight years and above on a post are directed to submit their notice of retirement in line with Section 020909 of the revised PSR.
With the policy, about 512 directors in the civil service who have spent eight years on the directorate cadre may be forced out of the service.
The PSR which was launched by the Office of Head of Civil Service of the Federation on July 28, 2023, in Abuja, also introduced a tenure policy for permanent secretaries who are now required to spend four years in office which is renewable subject to performance.
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, while unveiling the revised public service rules during the civil service rule, noted that the implementation would commence immediately.
Yemi-Esan submitted that the rules were revised under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, but the launching was delayed until President Bola Tinubu took over in line with the ‘renewed hope’ agenda.
