A statement signed by the Head of Service, Reginald Bayoko, reads:
It is hereby announced for the information of the general public
particularly Deltans that in fulfillment of his earlier promise to
revisit the 2015 recruitment exercise which was suspended due to
alleged irregularities, His Excellency, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa,
Governor of Delta State, has approved the commencement of a screening
exercise to review the suspended recruitment with a view to lifting
the suspension.
The screening exercise which is to be handled by a 9-man Committee is
expected to be concluded within three weeks.
The action of the government was in deference to public concerns
regarding the fate of candidates who might have genuine cases, the
continuous exit of staff in the civil service due to retirement and
the apparent incremental improvement in the state economy.
The Committee has the following terms of reference:
i. to determine the number/nomenclature of advertised posts that were filled;
ii. to screen the candidates, specifying those considered eligible and
those not eligible for each of the advertised posts;
iii. to ascertain the number and geographical spread of
applicants/candidates involved in the exercise according to their
respective local government areas and the genuineness of their
certificates/credentials and their local government of origin;
iv. to make appropriate recommendations to government on the number of
candidates and categories to be absorbed from those found eligible
v. to recommend measures to avoid future occurrence of irregularities
in the recruitment process.
