The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof Tunji Olaopa, has called for the promotion of merit over federal character in public service. Olaope noted that the country’s civil service must abandon the practice of favouring federal character over merit, adding that getting the best from the civil service required a shift in this approach. He said, “We are working to reinforce the whole dynamics and to beef up the MDA’s IQ by reinventing meritocracy in the civil service. Even the British civil service now has a public service act. We feel it’s very important that there should be some career level in these ministries that only trained economists should occupy.”

Source: Punch February 25, 2024 03:26 UTC