Twenty-one directors on Salary Grade Level 17 in the Federal Civil Service who sat a written examination as part of the process of appointing them as permanent secretaries failed the examination, The PUNCH has learnt. The 21 directors were among 46 senior officers who took the examination in Abuja on Monday. The document, titled ‘Re; Selection exercise for the appointment of permanent secretaries in the federal civil service,’ was dated June 1, 2021, and signed by Sunny Echocho on behalf of the examination committee. The 21 directors who failed the examination were those who scored below 50. The candidates are competing to fill the vacancies of retired permanent secretaries and those retiring this year in five states of the federation.

Source: Punch June 02, 2021 23:30 UTC