BY RITA OYIBOKA
THE Chairman, Delta State Civil Service Commission, Lady Roseline Amioku has urged civil servants to take Refresher trainings seriously, warning that promotion will only follow proven merit.
She made the declaration, yesterday, in Asaba during the official presentation of the results of the promotional examination held in April 2025, which served as a key prerequisite for the upcoming July promotion exercise.
The examination, which had 413 candidates, followed a compulsory Refresher Course organised by the Association of Senior Civil Servants, specifically designed to prepare officers on Salary Grade Levels 5 to 10 for the promotion process.
Speaking to newsmen, Lady Amioku highlighted that the positive outcome of the examination signals a shift in attitude among civil servants.
“The result this time is quite impressive, much better than what we’ve had in the past. It shows that the participants were more serious and studious. That’s how they managed to achieve such an improvement,” she noted.
The chairman attributed the improved results not just to candidate effort but also to strict enforcement of the commission’s policy of merit-based promotion.
“We uphold the policy that if you fail, you are not promoted. Naturally, when officers know that failing means no promotion, they take the examination more seriously,” she said.
Amioku further emphasised the critical importance of participating in the refresher training, stressing that classroom engagement offers far more value than simply reading materials at home.
“If you skip the sessions and assume you can just collect the materials, it’s not the same. Listening to instructors, engaging in discussions, all of that makes a real difference.”
Presenting the report on the examination’s conduct, Chairman of Consultants, Sir Okey Ofili, commended the commission for its airtight process; that is free of irregularities.
“This exercise was conducted with no discrepancies in attendance, examination participation, or record-keeping. All 413 officers who sat for the exam were properly captured and their answer scripts accounted for by grade level,” he affirmed.
Ofili highlighted that despite the overall improvement, 104 officers failed to reach the required 50 percent benchmark. “In total, 309 officers scored above 40 marks, representing 74.82 percent, while 25.18 percent fell short. Nonetheless, the Commission’s commitment to transparency and integrity is evident in its supervision and documentation processes,” he added.
The event reached its highlight with the formal submission of the promotional examination report by Sir Ofili to the Chairman of the Commission.
In his remarks ,the Permanent Secretary of the commission, Mr Frederick Yoro,applauded the seamless coordination between the Commission and the consultants and reiterated the administration’s resolve to uphold professionalism in the civil service.
