Gov Fubara approves promotion of Rivers civil servants

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has approved the promotion of civil servants across all levels in the State Civil Service.
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This is contained in a circular issued by the Rivers State Civil Service Commission and signed by the Permanent Secretary, James Enebeli.

The circular titled “Call for Recommendation for Promotion”, stated that Ministries, Departments, and Agencies are directed to forward names of officers due for promotion between January and July 2026 to the commission for consideration.

According to the commission, the promotion exercise would cover officers on Grade Levels 07 to 15 who qualified within the period under review.

The commission further said that officers who had retired, applied for retirement, or were under disciplinary action should not be recommended.

The circular further directed that submissions must include service particulars and the scored Annual Performance Evaluation Report, APER, forms of officers recommended for promotion.

It also ordered MDAs to submit both hard and electronic copies of recommendations in line with the approved format, noting that the soft copies should be submitted in Microsoft Excel format through USB flash drives bearing the names of the ministries.

The Civil Service Commission advised ministries and extra-ministerial departments to immediately commence internal promotion processes for junior officers, while permanent secretaries and heads of extra-ministerial departments were directed to personally sign recommendation letters forwarded to the commission.

The commission fixed May 31, 2026, as the deadline for the submission of promotion recommendations, warning that late submissions from defaulting MDAs would not be entertained.

According to the circular, the exercise was approved by Governor Fubara to enable the commission to conduct promotion interviews for eligible officers within the January to July 2025/2026 promotion period.