The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved the confirmation of appointment for 1,659 workers in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
Naija News reports that this was contained in a statement released on Sunday by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka.
The decision followed a confirmation examination organised by the FCT Civil Service Commission on February 28, 2026.
A total of 2,281 workers took part in the exercise after being invited to sit for the test.
According to the details made public by the Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Emeka Ezeh, about 2,512 workers were asked to appear for the confirmation exercise.
Out of those invited, only 2,281 workers attended the examination.
Another 224 officers did not appear for the exercise, raising concerns among officials that some of the names may belong to workers who do not actually exist in the system.
The commission also explained that several of the staff who participated in the confirmation process had been working with the FCTA for years before their appointments were finally confirmed.
Some of them were first employed in 2016 and 2019, while others joined the administration shortly before Wike assumed office as FCT Minister in August 2023.
The confirmation exercise was carried out as part of efforts to regularize the employment status of workers who had been serving in the administration without permanent confirmation.
In other news, Wike has urged residents of the nation’s capital never to allow politicians to deceive them just to get votes.
Wike made the remark on Wednesday during his Thank You Visit to the stakeholders in Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, for ensuring the election of supporters of President Bola Tinubu in the February 21 Area Council elections.
