The Edo State Authorities has suspended all civil service recruitment and ordered a complete overview of employment processes executed since Might 2024.
Governor Monday Okpebholo defined that the choice was necessitated by experiences of irregularities, together with alleged clandestine recruitment actions inside Ministries, Departments, and Companies (MDAs).
The announcement was conveyed in a discover signed by the Secretary to the State Authorities (SSG), Musa Umar Ikhilor, on Friday, as printed on the federal government’s official web site.
The discover disclosed that investigations revealed unauthorized hiring practices by sure heads of MDAs, who had been accused of issuing backdated employment letters to people with out following due course of.
The assertion famous that Governor Okpebholo described these actions as undermining his administration’s dedication to transparency and equity in public service.
“The Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo is in receipt of the report of the clandestine actions being perpetuated by some Commissions, Boards, Parastatals and Companies of Authorities within the State.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that these our bodies have continued to concern back-dated letters of employment to their cronies with out due course of.
“For the avoidance of doubt, this Administration believes within the precept of equity and fairness which expects that each one employment train needs to be merit-based, aggressive and accessible to all Edo indigenes.
“In gentle of the foregoing and as a way to arrest this ugly pattern, the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo has directed the rapid suspension of all employment processes in addition to the overview of all appointments carried out since Might 2024 by Commissions, Boards, Parastatals and Companies of Authorities,” the assertion learn partly.
This overview goals to uncover irregularities, rectify the employment course of, and be sure that solely certified candidates profit from public service alternatives.
The assertion additionally famous that the directive serves as a warning to heads of Ministries, Departments, and Companies (MDAs) partaking in unauthorized recruitment, reiterating the administration’s zero tolerance for any malpractice within the employment course of.
“Heads of Ministries, Departments and Companies are to notice and adjust to the above directive,” the assertion learn, underlining the significance of adherence to the Governor’s directive.
