By Stanley Awalime, GNA
Sogakope (VR), Nov.19, GNA - Madam Grace Bediako, the National Development Planning Commission Representative on Local Government Service, has told civil servants not to expect promotion immediately they hit the minimum years in service.
She said there were more to Civil Service promotions than meeting the minimum years of service because they had to write examinations and passed interviews to prove they deserved to be promoted.
“We do not solely focus on the years of your service to promote you, we check your capabilities for the new position through series of tests and interviews that we conduct before promoting you,” she said.
Madam Grace Bediako who was speaking at this year’s consultative meeting of the Local Government Service Council in Sogakope therefore asked civil servants to be more concerned about equipping themselves with more experience and knowledge in their fields and should not only focus on meeting the years of service for promotion.
“…he that much is given, much is expected, if you are asking us to promote you, you have to prove to us you have gained more knowledge and experience from your current position that we can trust you with more responsibilities and assignments,” Madam Bediako said.
She said the Local Government Council had never declined a promotion of a civil servant who was due for promotion and passed through the various assessments and interviews successfully, saying, “it is our joy to see you make progress in the various levels of your field and we will not take delight in refusing anyone promotion”.
Nana Rex Owusu Ansah, the Chairman for Local Government Service Council (LGSC), added that promotions went with additional responsibilities and that if employees were not able to handle their current responsibilities, they should not expect to be promoted with additional responsibilities.
Some civil servants told Ghana News Agency they were happy their leaders were with them to address their concerns and complained that their promotions delayed in general and some departments overrated and asked that something was done about it.
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