Modupe Gbadeyanka
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
No fewer than 730 workers have been absolved into the Oyo State civil service following the approval of the state governor, Mr Seyi Makinde.
This was confirmed by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Wasiu Olatubosun, in a statement signed on Friday.
The Commissioner disclosed that the conversion of the new civil servants was contained in a circular issued by the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Oyo State, Mr Kamoru Abíọ́dún Adéríbigbé.
According to hi, the conversion process, which cuts across 92 cadres, is the first of its kind in the history of the state.
Among the various cadres of the converted officers are the Administrative Officers, Accountants, Registrars of Cooperatives, Executive Officers, Nursing Officers, Agricultural Officers, Trade Officers, Statisticians, Engineers, Veterinary Officers, Geologists, Program Analysts, Scientific Officers, Social Welfare Officers, Store Officers and Land Officers, among others.
Earlier, the Civil Service Commission screened officers, through weeding tests for some workers and oral interviews across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state.
“As usual, the conversion was in line with the template of merit and competence introduced by Governor Seyi Makinde FNSE, and considering the existing vacancy disposition for each of the cadres,” Mr Aderibigbe said.
The Chairman described the conversion as the Governor’s third-anniversary gift to beneficiaries and admonished them to reciprocate the kind gesture of the state government by discharging their duties diligently.
According to him, “This exercise can be likened to new recruitments that would not only enhance the status of the officers but also elongate the terminal levels of some of the beneficiaries beyond their present respective grade levels.”
Mr Aderibigbe, therefore, thanked Governor Makinde for putting smiles on the faces of workers, pensioners and the entire people of Oyo State.
