The Nigerian Federal Government has approved the redeployment of 331 senior Public Servants in one of the largest executive-level shake-ups in recent years.
The redeployment came barely one week after the Government redeployed 13 out of the nation’s 40 Permanent Secretaries and named 12 new ones.
News of the mass redeployment was contained in a circular signed by Permanent Secretary, Career Management Office, Mahmuda Mamman on behalf of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan (pictured).
The circular directed that the redeployment should be completed within a week and warned there would be no negotiation over the moves.
“Any disregard for this deployment shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Rule Section Three,” the circular read.
Section Three focuses on misconduct and identifies refusal to proceed on transfer or to accept posting as a form of misconduct.
The section further defines misconduct as a specific act of wrongdoing or an improper behaviour which is inimical to the image of the Public Service and which can be investigated.
According to the rule, such behaviour could lead to termination of appointment and compulsory retirement.
A breakdown of the 331 affected officials showed that in the administrative area there were 67 Directors, 102 Deputy Directors and 142 Assistant Directors.
In the professional area there were eight Directors, five Deputy Directors and seven Assistant Directors.
Abuja, 6 September 2020
