Tinubu creates Civil Service Commission for Abuja workers

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, to allow career progression for civil servants in the FCT Administration.

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, made this known while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday, October 13, 2023.

Wike said the National Assembly, in 2018, passed a bill for the establishment of CSC for the FCT and was assented to by the then acting President, Yemi Osibanjo.

The minister stated that the civil servants in the FCTA had lost hope because directors in the Administration could not get to the apex of their careers following the absence of CSC.

He added that the law for the creation of the commission had been signed but nobody wanted to implement it for different reasons.

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Wike noted that while some were afraid of what others would say, others felt the development would reduce their power and influence.

The minister added that he was not aware of the existence of the law until recently.

Wike said: “So, I wrote a Memo to Mr President. I say, you have a ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda; civil servants in FCT are suffering; they have lost hope.

“They are not committed to work. Why should I be working because at the end of the day, I can’t get to the apex of my career. As such, we must implement that 2018 law as passed by the National Assembly.

“If there are challenges, of course, there is no law that is perfect. You can only know the challenges when you start implementing them.

“So, let’s implement, whatever the challenges are, then we can begin to talk of how we can amend it

“I can tell you authoritatively that Mr President has given the approval for the establishment of Civil Service Commission for the FCTA.”

Wike explained that with this development, civil servants will go beyond directors to become Permanent Secretaries, adding “that is the essence of the ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda”.

The minister, however, urged the civil servants to thank Tinubu for the remarkable consideration after waiting for several years.

The Star