FOLLOWING protest from the South-West zone, the presidency has
cancelled the original plan to automatically cede the post of the Head
of Service of the Federation to the northern zone and open up the
position to all qualified permanent secretaries in the public service.
Nigerian Tribune investigations showed that the protest by the
South-West generated a renewed look at the process of appointing the
Head of Service, leading to a directive from the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation (SGF) that qualified permanent secretaries
should submit their profiles for screening and consequent consideration.
Thirteen permanent secretaries drawn from the six geopolitical zones
were later officially invited to submit their profiles with the deadline
being 2.00 p.m. on Wednesday, a decision reportedly based on their
years of experience and importance of their present postings.
Findings revealed that the 13 nominees were at the Department of
State Security Service, on Thursday, for security checks and screening, a
process that was concluded late Wednesday.
It was learnt that the South-West is prominent on the new list, even
though reports still indicated that the North-East and the North-West
still appeared favoured due to what was described as a tradition of
North-South rotation in the appointment of the Head of Service.
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