Information and Public Relations Officers, IPROs, have been charged to familiarise themselves with the rules and regulations guiding the Civil Service so as to be abreast of standards guiding it for maximum productivity.

The Director of Administration and Supplies, Bureau of Establishment and Training, Mr Abiodun Oyenekan, gave the charge at the weekly statutory meeting of IPROs, held at the Ministry’s Conference Room, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta.

According to him, all states of the federation gathered at the National Council on Establishment to discuss best practices pertaining to public service human resources management, adding that while some states embrace the federal government’s current laws, others do not.

Oyenekan revealed that upgrading, inter cadre transfer, conversion exercise were part of routine State Civil Service programmes where officers are given the opportunity to thrive and grow career-wise, especially, under the Abiodun led administration who constantly approves promotions and career conversion.

In their separate submissions, the Director of Establishment and Industrial Training, Mr Dare Ogunjobi and the Director of Management services and training, Mr Adeniyi Obasanjo, of the Bureau, said IPRO’s should read and digest circulars thoroughly for proper understanding of laws and seek clarifications where necessary, pointing out that the Bureau runs an open door policy.

IPROs were informed that the Civil Service Commission acted in tandem with Extant rules and Circulars guiding the service in the recent inter cadre/ upgrading process , especially as it concerns advertised posts, supersession and vacancy in their Ministry, referring them to Rule 02607, sections 1-2 and particularly, 2c of the Public Service Rule(PSR).

Earlier, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr Waheed Adesina, appealed to officers to always ask the right questions from the right sources, whenever they need clarity about service issues.

Lending her voice to the discourse, Director of Information, Production Services, Mrs. Kemi Ewedairo-Yusuf, advised IPROs not to act in contrary to the Service Rules by divulging classified and unverifiable information on social media, calling for caution and courtesies in handling service matters.

Familiarize yourself with civil service extant laws – Govt IPROs charged