By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has directed the State Civil Service Commission to refund all charges on recruitment exercise into the civil service.
This is coming days after people expressed their dissatisfaction over the charges of N10,000 from job seekers by the state civil service.
The Governor reacted to this with a statement issued on Thursday where he directed the Chairman, Civil Service Commission, to refund all administrative fees currently being charged in relation to the ongoing recruitment exercise into the civil service.
The directive of the Governor was communicated via a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government and addressed to the Chairman, Civil Service Commission, notwithstanding the fact that these are standard and historical fees which have been in place for decades.
These fees are charged by the Civil Service Commission on behalf of third party independent examiners who administer and supervise the CBT Test and Centres.
“The State Government has, as a gesture of good faith and in acknowledgement of the current economic situation in the country and also taking into consideration the ultimate aim of this recruitment exercise, i.e. to alleviate the sufferings of the citizens and create employment in the state; instructed the immediate refund of fees paid and a waiver of fees for any new applications,” the government said.