Civil servants banned from accepting chieftaincy titles

Federal civil servants have been banned from accepting chieftaincy titles and other sundry awards until after their retirement or disengagement from the civil service.

In a circular sent to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Goni Aji, said that it has come to the notice of government that some civil servants are in the practice of soliciting for chieftaincy titles and sundry awards, an act, which he said, is inimical to the principles of anonymity, integrity and political neutrality, which are the core values of the civil service.

Aji however directed that where a civil servant must hold a traditional title bestowed on him on her by inheritance or receive any awards, due clearance must be obtained from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation through the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.