There was pandemonium in the office of the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) following the sudden death of an official, Mr. Emmanuel Nwoke, while writing a promotion examination.
Another, Maryann Katsina, fainted in the examination hall.
Nwoke, who was an Assistant Director, sat for the examination to earn promotion to Deputy Director cadre.
Maryann Katsina, who is said to be a middle level official, wanted promotion to officer grade level.
According to a source in JAMB, the two officials were suspected to have been affected by examination fatigue.
The source said: “Promotion examination took a toll on most members of staff of JAMB and I can say we all over-read in a bid to pass. We all suspected examination fatigue for the incidents.
“The affected staff slumped in the course of the examination. While Nwoke gave up, Maryann Katsina is recovering in an hospital in Bwari District of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT).
“All activities in the course of the promotion have been postponed till further notice. The oral. interview slated for today (Thursday) is postponed.
“The JAMB management has also informed members of the family of those affected.”
When a call was placed to the Public Relations Unit of JAMB, an official said the spokesman of the agency was in a meeting.
In the last three years, workers have been kicking against the promotion examination but the government has maintained that civil servants cannot remain stagnant without updating their knowledge.
Going by the civil service regulations, junior staff from levels 01 to 06 are expected to write promotion examination every two years.
While those on Grade Levels 7 to 14 take their turn every three years, the staff in the directorate group (Levels 15-17) write promotion examinations every four years.
The promotion examination was resuscitated by a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Steve Oronsaye.
About 50 per cent of the 108 directors in the Federal Civil Service, who wrote examinations between September 23 and 30 to vie for slots in the Permanent Secretary cadre failed.
The Federal Government short-listed 15, who have now become Permanent Secretaries.
via The Nation: http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/45283-jamb-official-dies-another-faints-writing-promotion-exams.html
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