The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Esther Didi Walson-Jack, yesterday, took a fresh step to deepen collaboration in their leadership of the civil service as they inaugurated a joint technical committee in Abuja.
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‎The technical committee is an initiative of the FCSC and the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) to harmonise positions on issues of common concern with a view to ensuring that the civil service is strengthened through optimal leadership.

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‎The inauguration followed the maiden OHCSF-FCSC Joint Retreat held on October 13, 2025, where issues of common concern were identified.
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‎Olaopa said that the retreat provided an opportunity for an agreement “that a joint technical team is constituted to examine and thrash out the deep issues and technical design elements requiring researched interrogation and nuancing, so that a well- thought-out baseline report can be generated.

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‎He added that the report will then form the basis for future periodic meetings and engagement where, through incremental improvement and sustained interrogation, the strained boundaries in the functional relationship between the two offices will be corrected within a dynamic that will crystallise a seamless working relationship.

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‎Olaopa also noted that this will enhance institutional partnership as the offices continue to discharge their responsibilities in providing leadership, strengthening competency-based human resources, career management, and deepening and consolidating shared gatekeeping responsibility to the cherished profession of public administration in Nigeria.
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