The Federal Government has commenced workers’ weekly performance management system, saying it will be a new management tool to serve as strategic driving service delivery in the Federal Civil Service.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works, Yakubu A. Kofarmata, dropped the hint while flagging off policy in the ministry in Abuja, saying they are carrying out the directive of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF).
Kofarmata explained, that 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 commencement of the weekly observance of the system is designed to review, assess, and improve employees’ performance across all ongoing tasks, as well as projects within the Ministry, noting,”Today’s launch marks a critical step forward in our pursuit of excellence.”
The Permanent Secretary, therefore , stressed that it will allow us to monitor progress, identify challenges, and ensure we remain on track to meet our organisational, and national goals as well as re-invigorate civil servants, who are successfully driving the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
He disclosed 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; and its Dashboard ready with a total staff strength of 962, out of which 822 have signed the PMS contract with 457 supervisors.
Earlier, the Director, of Human Resource Management, Mr. Aliyu Abdullahi, explained that the launch was meant to, majorly, draw attention to what PMS is all about and will now be done objectively as opposed to the use of the hitherto flawed and compromised Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER) system.
