…………promises to be numero uno in its implementation.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works, Yakubu Adam Kofarmata, Ph.D has carried out the directive of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs. Esther Didi Walson-Jack,OON, mni by launching the Performance Management System (PMS) Day at the Ministry, promising to be number one in the institutionalisation of the new management tool as a strategic driver of service delivery in the Federal Civil Service. The Launch took place on Thursday, 26th September, 2024, in Abuja.
According to the Permanent Secretary, PMS, which is the second pillar of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021 – 2025 (FCSSIP25), has come to stay in the Service and the Federal Ministry of Works shall not be left behind in its implementation. He stated that the Launch of the weekly observance of the PMS Day on Thursday, is designed to review, assess and improve employees’ performance across all on-going tasks, as well as projects within the Ministry. “Today’s launch marks a critical step forward in our pursuit of excellence. The PMS will allow us to monitor progress, identify challenges and ensure we remain on track to meet our organisational, also national goals,” he stated.
He further emphasized that PMS will re-invigorate Civil Servants, who are successfully driving the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR to the next level of development. Other benefits of PMS, as enumerated by Dr. Kofarmata, are improved productivity; employees’ engagement; better decision- making; data driven opportunities and many others.
The Permanent Secretary expressed the Ministry’s readiness towards implementing and institutionalising PMS as a measure of appraisal for staff, as enshrined in the Revised Public Service Rules (PSRs), 2024. He pointed out that the Ministry had developed its Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); signed Performance Contracts at the management level, as well as cascaded it down to other staff; has its Dashboard ready with a total staff strength of 962 on board, out of which 822 have signed the PMS contract with 457 supervisors.
Earlier in his Welcome Address, the Director, Human Resource Management (DHRM), Mr. Aliyu Abdullahi, explained that the PMS Day Launch was meant to, majorly, draw attention on what PMS is all about. He disclosed that the performance assessment of Civil Servants will now be done objectively as opposed to the use of the hitherto flawed and compromised Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER) system.
The event was well-attended by all Directors and Heads of Units, as well as numerous staff, reflecting the importance of this milestone at enhancing performance in governance and improving service delivery.
Mohammed A. Ahmed,
Director, Press and Public Relations.
