Following
the abolishment of the Higher National Diploma (HND) and Bachelor of
Science (BSc) dichotomy at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), its
spokesman, Joseph Attah, has declared that staff morale has dramatically
improved since the old order was dismantled.
He said in Abuja that the bad blood that
the dichotomy generated between BSc and HND holders has substantially
ebbed: “The reaction has been positive. It has been morale-lifting
across the commands of the NCS from both officers who were affected and
those who were not affected.
“The dichotomy was not right because
there is no clear-cut yardstick for measuring performance between a
degree holder and an HND holder.
“By that singular decision to bridge the
divide, the Comptroller-General of Customs has restored dignity,
integrity and pride to the affected officers.”
He added that internal checks revealed that there were cases where HND holders did quite better than BSc holders.
“Besides, Customs is a profession that
trains you irrespective of what one has read. One goes to the Customs
training college and undergoes formal training and reads Customs-related
courses, which are not taught in the polytechnic or university.
“In my own view, reducing the rank of an HND holder because he does not have a B.Sc was not a perfect decision,” he said.
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