Reps plans to investigate promotion stagnation in fed civil service since 2013

The House of Representatives plans to study promotion stagnation in the Federal Civil Service from 2013 to 2023.

The resolution followed a motion introduced by Rep. Salman Idris, Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Colleges and Institutions in Abuja.

He emphasized the need of promotion as a motivator for government servants to improve efficiency. Idris condemned the ongoing stagnation in promotions across the government’s Ministries, Departments, and Agency.

According to him, this has resulted in decreased service delivery, a fall in highly specialized skills, low levels of productivity and performance, employee unrest, corruption, and lowered morale.

“The menace of promotion stagnation in the civil service calls for urgent attention and intervention of this hallowed chamber, if the policies and programmes of Government must be achieved.”

He said that the civil service remained the engine room of government, adding that it required a holistic reform that could promote global best practices.

He added that the issues of promotions and recommendations as and when due was imperative and should not be overlooked.

Idis said some civil servants who eventually get promoted and undergo mandatory examination as required by civil service rules were promoted notionally but not financially.