Public Service Commission to be set up before end of week – Ali

Without committing to any timeline for the reconstitution of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) which has been defunct for the past six years, President Irfaan Ali has announced that the Public Service Commission (PSC) will be set up before the end of this week.

The establishment of the PSC is a prerequisite to the establishment of the JSC—as the key members comprising the JSC apart from the Chancellor and Chief Justice—is the Chairman of the PSC. 

At a press conference yesterday, Ali said that it his government’s intention to have all the members of the PSC sworn in before the end of this week, which he noted will pave the way for the full complement of members for the JSC.