By Dele Moses, Ilorin
About 1,716 workers in the Kwara State employment will participate in promotion examinations as the state government has approved 2019 promotion exercise for the workers.
A statement by Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the state govenor said the list covers workers from Grade Level 07 to 16 and the substantive deputy directors in the state.
It said the workers include those in the ministries, departments and agencies.
The statement said the Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, approved the exercise for the state Civil Service Commission to conduct.
“His Excellency has approved for the Civil Service Commission to organise promotion examinations for the state government workers. This exercise covers all categories of state government workers from Grade Level 07 to 16 and substantive deputy directors in the state civil service,” according to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Rafiu Ajakaye.
“Consequently, the Civil Service Commission is to activate the process which takes full cognisance of the COVID-19 protocols and the need for everyone to stay safe. This exercise, for which the Governor has approved funding, is part of the Governor’s efforts to restore the glory and pride of the civil service. It is an exercise geared towards motivating the civil servants to be at their best at all time,” the statement reads.