The Federal Government (FG) may have
partially closed in on the dichotomy between holders of university degrees and
Higher National Diploma (HND), just as industry observers described the attempt
as partial closing of the existing gaps, reports ITRealms.
This follows the outcome of the meeting
of the joint board of the Nigeria Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons on
Thursday, which announced the abolition of the dichotomy in all the Services
under it.
A press statement issued at the end
of the meeting, ITRealms gathered the
decision was said to have been taken at the end of the Board’s meeting held on
July 11.
Presided over by the Minister of
Interior, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, ITRealms gathered that the Board approved
the regularization of the dichotomy between holders of University degrees and
Higher National Diploma in all the Services.
The board directed that all officers
with HND be upgraded to COMPASS 08, which is the salary Grade Level for holders
of Degree certificates at entry point.
Further, ITRealms reports that the Board said
while the nomenclature for the HND holders will start with the rank of Senior
Inspector, the Degree holders are with the rank of Assistant Superintendent II.
“The Board also approved the
commencement of the Year 2017 Promotion Exercise for all the Services with
effect from July 17, 2017,” Dambazau said.
In addition, ITRealms reports that board in order to
boost internal security mechanism, approved the establishment of the Institute
of Domestic Security aimed at strengthening Inter-Agency cooperation, among
other functions.
However, industry observers while
reacting to the development, described the decision of the joint board as
partial closure to the issue of dichotomy.
They argued that although the board
deserved commendation for the current step, there is still more to be done in fully
regularizing the portfolio, insisting that placing HND graduates as Senior
Inspector and their counterpart on Assistant Superintendent is still a disparity let alone with step II.
Uj. N. Dominic/GEE
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