By: Lamin B. Darboe
Information Officer, MoPS
As part of the PSC’s continued engagement with the civil servants in the country, heads of government institutions in the Central and Upper River Regions called on the authorities concerned through the Public Service Commission (PSC) to increase or allocate extra-allowance to the civil servants on posting in the two regions.
This recent call was made during the meeting held at both region’s Governor’s offices where heads of regional Government institutions presented their recommendations to PMO and PSC.
“This will serve as a motivation or encouragement to civil servants who are willing to take up posting in the farthest regions of the country. It will also encourage other civil servants to take up posting in these two regions,” heads of institutions explained.
They recommended that Government vehicles that are currently grounded in their regions be repaired to make them functional and they also called on PMO and PSC to post procurement and Information officers in their regions.
They also highlighted in their recommendations the digitalization of records units, explaining that their record officers operated manually for years which is posing more danger to their work as important documents can be missing, burnt, or damaged, and also want review and augmentation of provincial allowances in the far regions to enable civil servants to meet the rising cost of living.
Chief of Upper Saloum District, Demba Ceesay on behalf of his colleagues in both regions appealed to the government to help them with mobility to enhance their work in their respective jurisdiction.
PSC Commissioner, Mr. Kanye K. Touray, Secretary to PSC, Mr. Abdoulie Jafuneh, and Director of Management Service Division at PMO, Mr. Momodou Bah all recognized the important role traditional authorities played towards national development.
