Weeks after the Nigeria Customs Service announced the promotion of hundreds of its officers; some aggrieved offices have taken to the social media to criticise the exercise.
Even though the Service claimed that the promotion was strictly based on merit, the aggrieved officers said many officers who deserved to be promoted were left out.
But, according to the Public Relations Officer of the Custom, Mr Joseph Attah, the exercise was based on series of performance indices.
Affected were 775 junior officers to various ranks.
He said “the cumulative marks of annual performance evaluation scores, written examination and availability of vacancy determined those who emerged as the most eligible for promotion”
A breakdown of the promotion shows that seven Assistant Inspectors of Customs were promoted to the rank of Inspector of Customs, 473 Customs Assistant l to Assistant Inspector of Customs while three Customs Assistant lll were promoted to Customs Assistant ll.
In the Support Staff Cadre the following were promoted: 15 Assistant Inspectors of Customs were promoted to the rank of Inspector of Customs, 40 Customs Assistant l to Assistant Inspector of Customs, 152 Customs Assistant ll to Customs Assistant l while 85 Customs Assistant lll were promoted to Customs Assistant ll.
But one of the aggrieved officers who gave his name as Ladan A Isa said: “We are not happy 9 years no promotion the service is discouraging us instead of encouragement”
Another officer; Azibabein Inengite who claimed to have been on the same level for nine years lamented: “Nine years, no promotion to most of 2009 officers, meanwhile officer who were recruited 2012 and 2013 are the ones being promoted in every promotional seating. What has 2009 officer especially from the rank of CA 1 and CA 2 done wrong, this is not fair. No promotion for nine good years, very bad”
Yet, another ; Rita Jaja said: “This they say is based on merit, when most of the promoted officers can’t even spell their names… well my brother God dey.
Hussaini Nurudeen Mohammed also added his own vexation. He said: “it's because they have people at the top! But God will surely fight for our own!”
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