The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Mr Olusade Adesola, began a monitoring exercise for the Confirmation Examination scheduled for 6,500 FCTA’s employees who had completed the statutory two years in the Public Service yesterday.
The activity was highlighted as a critical criterion for the progression of public servants’ careers.
The Permanent Secretary, who was represented by the Director in his Office, Mr. Udo Samuel Atang, urged participants to regard the exercise as critical to their public service careers.
This was contained in a statement provided to journalists in Abuja and signed by Tony Odey, the Permanent Secretary of the FCT on Tuesday in Abuja.
He however, affirmed the commitment of the FCT Administration to continue to apply the provision of the Public Service Rules in the day to day running of the Territory, Adesola tasked Officers to see Public Service as a call to contribute their quota to the development of their fatherland.
The Permanent Secretary who said the examination questions have been structured to reflect what the Officers are already used to, stressed the need for all Public Officers to be deep rooted in the provision of Public Service Rules to be able to stand out.
He further hinted that the present leadership of the FCT Administration has invested avalanche of resources in the development of the City’s infrastructure at all levels, even as he enjoined participants to play their civic obligations by reporting to security agencies anyone seen to be vandalizing public facilities.
The five Centres monitored include; Government Technical School, Garki, GSS Maitama, GSS Area 1O, GSS Wuse Zone 3 and GSS Wuse Zone 4.