No extension of service for retiring Permanent Secretaries, says Gov. Adeleke

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke said he has not and will not approve extension of tenure for any retiring permanent secretary.

Adeleke, made this clarification was released by Friday, while responding to recent reports about alleged elongation of tenure of some service personnel.

The Governor, in a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, said he is committed to the entrenchment of ongoing civil service reforms to ensure career progression and service satisfaction for all personnel.

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

“There is therefore no plan to approve extension of tenure for any retiring Permanent Secretary as the Governor is determined to enforce  career progression in the state public service.”

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 targetted 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.