Incoming commissioners and heads of some agencies in Cross River State will have to undergo an aptitude and integrity test, government announced on Monday.

In a statement, the Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade on Media, Christian Ita, said that candidates will have to pass the tests before their names can be submitted to the House of Assembly for confirmation.

“Every would-be appointee in the state must be subjected to ethical measurement to ascertain whether or not they can function in the new order, where accountability and transparency are the watchwords,” he stated.

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