{"id":1329,"date":"2026-04-20T15:11:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:11:25","slug":"1329","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/1329\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ondo Begins 2026 Promotion Exercise for Over 3,000 Public Servants<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5040.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5040.jpeg 774w, https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5040-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_5040-768x403.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The Ondo State Government has kicked off its 2026 promotion exercise for more than 3,000 workers across the state\u2019s public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flagging off the process in Akure on Monday, the Head of Service, Bayo Philip, said the affected officers had completed the required three-year waiting period and were duly shortlisted for promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the candidates were found eligible and invited for interview as part of the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged the officers to maintain discipline and uphold high ethical standards to ensure a smooth and timely exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for consistently approving the annual promotion exercise without skipping any year since assuming office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are states where promotions are delayed for years or approved without immediate financial benefits. We are fortunate under the current administration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philip encouraged the workers to reciprocate the gesture by remaining committed to efficient service delivery, noting that promotion comes with greater responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary, Office of Establishment and Training, Olufunke Dare-Atunse, commended the Head of Service for initiating the exercise early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She described his leadership as supportive of workers\u2019 welfare and lauded the governor for prioritising the well-being of public servants in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ondo Begins 2026 Promotion Exercise for Over 3,000 Public Servants The Ondo State Government has kicked off its 2026 promotion exercise for more than 3,000&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1329"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1330,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1329\/revisions\/1330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicsquare.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}