No fewer than 866 technical personnel spread across the public and
civil service in Oyo state have been removed from government payroll
following the ongoing staff verification exercise in the state.
Speaking on the development, the Oyo State Head of Service, Soji
Eniade, said the onus lied on the affected persons to prove whether
their certificates were not fake as many of the affected persons were
found not to have taken the three stages of the trade test.
He said: “866 persons cutting across the civil and public service are
out of service because they found to have fake trade test certificate.
The trade test is in three stages and the majority of them did not sit
for the exam. The onus is on them to explain that their certificate is
not fake from their issuing authority.”
“If they could prove that their certificate is not fake, they would
be reinstated. The government is giving them the opportunity to prove
themselves. They should go back to the source of their certificate and
confirm,”
Those affected include auto technicians, mechanics, drivers,
plumbers, electricians, radio mechanics, carpenters, and bricklayers
found to have fake trade test certificates.
The list of those affected also include 483 staff of local
governments and others in institutions, core civil service, colleges,
tertiary institutions, Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
The trade test certificate is issued and regulated by the Federal
Ministry of Works to those persons who attend technical colleges,
towards professionalising technicians’ practice.
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