Civil servants have been charged to align themselves with the new philosophy of the civil service rules, which have been fashioned to produce the best out of the Nigerian official workforce.
The Minister for Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu made the call on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at the formal inauguration of the ministry’s Performance Management System (PMS). The event was held at the Minister’s conference hall at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mamman Mahmuda at the ceremony, the Minister said that civil servants have the duty and responsibility of ensuring that government policies and programmes were faithfully and effectively implemented so that such policies and programmes meet the needs, and the expectations of the people.
“This programme came into existence some few years back and it is designed to ensure that we meet certain requirements in the performance and discharge of our duties as civil servants. The Head of Service of the Federation must be commended in this endeavors and we must all submit ourselves to the letters of this schedule, designed to get the best out of us in the discharge of our services to our father land.
“On behalf of the Minister, who is unavoidable away for other engagements, I am happy and delighted to inaugurate the chapter of the PMS of our ministry today and now. Today is indeed historic and we must put all the structures needed for it to function and work well”.
The Permanent Secretary, in his own remarks, said the PMS provides work schedule, sets targets, provides on-going support for employees and measures expectations.
