Aggrieved Directors of Accounts within the Grade Level 17 cadre of the Unified Area Councils Service of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have petitioned the FCT Civil Service Commission over alleged irregular appointments of Council Treasurers, accusing the related authorities of disregarding seniority, advantage, Federal Character rules and established public service procedures.
In a petition dated October 9, 2026, and subsequent addenda dated October 14, the administrators known as for the reversal of appointments involving Abaji, Bwari, Kuje and Gwagwalada Area Councils, in addition to the decision of a disputed retirement and emptiness situation in Kwali Area Council.
The petitioners alleged that Deputy Directors on Grade Level 16 had been appointed to occupy positions they thought-about Directorate posts meant for substantive administrators on Grade Level 17, thereby undermining the established profession development construction within the Unified Area Councils Service.
They urged the chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission to research the appointments, publish the seniority checklist of eligible Directors of Accounts and be certain that future appointments adjust to the relevant guidelines and merit-based procedures.
The petition acknowledged that the most recent developments embrace the switch of the substantive Treasurer of Bwari, a Director on Grade Level 17 from the FCT, to Kuje Area Council, the place he allegedly serves below a Deputy Director on Grade Level 16 appointed as Treasurer.
