The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has said that there is no room for computer illiteracy in modern Civil Service and that computer literacy is very important to civil servants.
Walson-Jack made this statement in Abuja while supervising the Confirmatory Promotional Examination (COMPRO) conducted for public servants in 45 centres nationwide.
She tasked public servants to acquire computer knowledge in order to be fit for the new civil service operations, stressing that there is no place for those who are not computer literate in the nation’s civil service.
“For public servants to be relevant in today’s civil service under the digitisation program, you must be computer literate,’’ she said.
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation further said that the federal government was transforming the service to meet global standards, adding that civil servants who are yet to internalise computer literacy must do so.
Walson-Jack, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Common Services Office, in the office of the HOCSF, Mr Raymond Omachi, said the examination was conducted for 12,444 candidates nationwide.
She said the examination, conducted in collaboration with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), was written by newly appointed officers across public service, including para-military, and that the reason behind the initiative was to make the exercise transparent.
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation thanked JAMB for the seamless exercise, saying: “From what we have seen, I think the process is seamless, I have been told that everything is going well.’’
Acting Director, Information Technology Services, JAMB, Mrs Funmilola B-Usman, who represented the Board, described the initiative as a great one.
She expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the candidates at the examination halls.
“It is great and surprising that the candidates are actually in tune with the system. Their attitude and posture portrayed that they are very ready for the exercise and that is exactly what we are seeing now,” she said.
