Adeleke rejects option of extension of Service for retiring Permanent Secretaries

The Osun state Governor, Ademola Adeleke has rejected the options of approving an extension of tenure for any retiring permanent secretary.

The extension of tenure of retiring Permanent Secretaries across the country by various Governments has over the years generated a series of controversies however Governor Adeleke has emphasised that he will not tow the path.

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 public is reminded that Governor Adeleke 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 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 targeted at strengthening the public service as the reform process is just a year plus.

“The Governor urges 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,” the statement read.