Can some one put me through, on the difference between the office of a Director General on one part and Executive Secretary on the other part? I have been so confused by the use of the positions interchangeably in Nigeria, particularly in public sector organizations.

I stand to be corrected but to the best of my knowledge, DG is used in agencies that use the common civil service format of promotion to the rank of directors, while an agency that is headed by ES does not have directors, or should I say they have managers which are equivalent to directors, their method of promotion (by ranks) is not like the conventional civil service .
Elders in civil service Can help shed some more light. Good topic by the way, very enlightening
I think this is fp worthy

Director is a director

Secretsry is a secretary

every director has secretary,

Every secretary has general

Did i just type dat?

Oops! Typo

Any agency with ES has commissioners or other political appointees in management or board,
DG how ever dnt , the only have normal directors

yakbauer:
I stand to be corrected but to the best of my knowledge, DG is used in agencies that use the common civil service format of promotion to the rank of directors, while an agency that is headed by ES does not have directors, or should I say they have managers which are equivalent to directors, their method of promotion (by ranks) is not like the conventional civil service .
Elders in civil service Can help shed some more light. Good topic by the way, very enlightening
I think this is fp worthy