No Extension of Service for Retiring Permanent Secretaries, Says  Oyo Spokesperson

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has not and will not approve the extension of tenure for any retiring permanent secretary. This clarification was released by Friday evening, while responding to recent reports about alleged elongation of tenure of some service personnel by the governor spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed.

He said in a statement that the governor is committed to the entrenchment of ongoing civil service reforms to ensure career progression and service satisfaction for all personnel.

The public is reminded that Governor Adeleke had launched the reforms which ensured right placement of top officials, leading to the appointment of substantive permanent secretaries many of whom had lost any hope of reaching the pinnacle of their career.

“There is, therefore, no plan to approve the extension of tenure for any retiring permanent secretary as the governor is determined to enforce career progression in the state public service,” he said.

The statement further noted that any previous extension is designed to consolidate the ongoing service reforms to ensure entrenchment of professionalism, noting that it is not a state policy and that the few exceptions are targeted at strengthening the public service as the reform process is just a year plus.

The governor urged public servants to go about their normal duties as the administration will not take any decision that may be injurious to their career progression and service interest.