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FG Begins Weekly Performance Appraisal For Civil Servants

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja 
  Staff of the Federal Ministry of Works at the launch of Performance Management       System in Abuja on Thursday. 

Determined to enhance service delivery in the civil service, the Federal Government has commenced weekly performance appraisal for workers in the Ministry of Works. 

This followed the directive of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs. Esther Didi Walson-Jack, mandating all Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to consistently track the performance of civil servants.

Titled: "Performance Management System (PMS)", the appraisal, which is expected to be carried out every Thursday, is the second pillar of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021- 2025 (FCSSIP25). 

It was designed to review, assess and improve employees’ performance across all on-going tasks, as well as projects within the ministry.

At the launch of PMS day on Thursday in Abuja, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works, Yakubu Adam Kofarmata assured that the ministry will be among the first to provide feedback and quantify the performance of its workforce.

He noted that PMS is firmly established in the service and the ministry will not be left behind in its implementation.

 "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 and national goals," he said.

He maintained that PMS will reinvigorate civil servants, who are successfully spearheading the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the next level of development. 

Other benefits of PMS are improved productivity, employees’ engagement, better decision-making, data driven opportunities, among others.  

The permanent secretary hinted that the ministry remains committed in 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 for both management and junior staff, and provided dashboard with a total staff strength of 962, out of which 822 have signed the PMS contract with 457 supervisors.

The Director of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Mr. Aliyu Abdullahi explained that the launch of PMS day was intended to draw attention on the essence of performance assessment. 

He disclosed that performance assessment of civil servants will be done objectively as against the use of  hitherto flawed and compromised Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER) system.

The event highlighted the importance of PMS towards  enhancing performance in governance and improving service delivery.

This was contained in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Works, Mr Mohammed A. Ahmed on Thursday in Abuja. 

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