Oyo Begins Recruitment of 791into Civil Service October 7
Oyo State Government has approved the recruitment process of about Seven hundred and Ninety-one (791) officers of various cadres into the mainstream of its civil service.
The Chairman, Oyo State Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Kamoru Aderibigbe made this known in a statement issued in Ibadan.
Alhaji Aderibigbe said the recruitment would encompass the absorption of two hundred and thirty Education Officers, and five hundred and sixty-one officers into the mainstream.
He noted that the recruitment exercise would be for those who excel in thirty five teaching subjects in the Ministry of Education controlled schools and about forty-five (45) various cadres in the core Civil Service.
The chairman explained that to ensure due diligence, fairness and equity in the recruitment process, prospective applicants would be required to log into the State Government job portal www.jobportal.oyostate.gov.ng as from Monday, 7th October, 2024 to Friday, 11th October, 2024
He promised that the Commission would ensure competence in the discharge of its duties without any political interference
Meanwhile, applicants into cadres requiring a degree must be University graduates with a minimum of second class (Hons.) lower division while applicants into cadres that require Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate must be Polytechnic graduates with a minimum of lower credit.
Said he“This recruitment will be the highest into the mainstream of the Civil Service in the last two decades. I believe we could have had more, but, for the fact that the Governor has constantly approved the conversion of officers who were employed into the lower cadres in the Civil Service by the previous administration, but possessed higher educational qualifications”.
“In addition, those who academically improved themselves by having additional qualifications from Tertiary Institutions with the approval of the State Government also benefited from about One Thousand and five hundred workers converted on the Governor’s magnanimity since the beginning of this administration and more are still being converted as we are here”.
“All University and Polytechnic graduates must possess NYSC discharged certificates or exemption certificates as at the time of this recruitment process. Applicants into cadres requiring the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) must be graduates with a minimum of merit.”
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Orientation, Dr. Taiwo Ladipo reiterated the Oyo State Government’s commitment to ensure merit in the recruitment process.
