Lagos stops promotion based on career progression, reveals new criterion

Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced it had abolished promotion
of civil servants based on career progression to ensure efficient
service delivery.


Head of Service, Folasade Adesoye, made the disclosure at a news
conference in Lagos to announce activities marking this year's public
service week.

Mrs Adesoye said: "To this extent, all government officers now have
clearly defined job schedules against which their performances will be
assessed.


"This approach is based on the perception that governance must be
open, timely, effective and efficient."

She noted that the public service week, which holds from June 19 to
June 25, was introduced in 1994, following the resolution of the
Conference of African Ministers of Civil Service.

According to her, African countries set aside June 23 as the Public
Service Day to recognise the value of service to humanity.


The HoS revealed that some of the activities to celebrate the week
would include a parade and exhibition by ministries departments and
agencies, and visit to charity homes, orphanages, old peoples' home
and rehabilitation centres.

She said that games such as 'Ayo', Draughts, and Ludo would feature,
besides singing and other forms of entertainment such as mock news
presentation, stand-up comedy, mimicking of personalities and display
of skills and dexterity in local drumming.

Mrs Adesoye said that the state government had set up stands where
medical screening for ailments such as hypertension, cervical/breast
and prostate cancers, diabetes and hepatitis would be conducted.

"The screening will be performed free; specialists will be on ground
to provide advice on health-related issues," she added.