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Nigeria’s public service reform foundation , By M.J. BalogunNigeria and the Chinese problem from Ogun State, By Reuben AbatiAs the third in the series of articles on public service reform, this one examines the earliest efforts at constructing the foundation of the career civil service. It starts with the contention that contemporary attempts at reforming the public service have failed to yield the desired results mainly because the preferred measures have not been equal to the challenge.
In 1948, another Commission headed by Sir Hugh M. Foot was established. Its remit included submitting proposals on the training of Nigerians to prepare them for appointment to senior positions in the public service.
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To enhance public confidence in the neutrality and professionalism of the Public Service Commission, the Gorsuch Commission recommended that serving officials relinquish their membership of the recruitment body, and that independent, non-career, Commissioners be appointed in their places. It should be further noted that it was the Gorsuch Commission which recommended salary increases for various classes of civil servants. To align the rising wage bill with performance, the Commission proposed the creation of an Establishments Branch in the Ministry of Finance to evaluate requests for increase in staff complements, and to advise on grading, remuneration, and allowances.
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