Blue Economy Ministry Adopts Performance Management System

Kasim Sumaina in Abuja

The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (FMM&BE) has embraced the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-2025 (FCSSIP 25) with the inauguration of the Core Performance Management Team (PMS) for the new Ministry

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Inaugurating the Performance Management System (PMS) Champions team of the ministry, the Permanent Secretary, FMM&BE, Oloruntola Olufemi, charged the drivers pooled from various departments to work with zeal and commitment in achieving the key results areas of this policy.

He recalled that the Performance Management System (PMS) is one of the six pillars of FCSSIP2025, a strategic plan launched by the Office of Head of Service of the Federation (OHCSF) towards evolving the civil service into a professional, efficient and merit-based workforce.

To this end, the Permanent Secretary constituted the PMS Champions team of the FMBE to implement the plan seamlessly urging directors from all the departments to cascade the policy to their staff, stressing that they must align themselves with the goals of Mr. President and the OHCSF in actualising the ideals of the plan.

Olufemi said: “On this day, we launch our resolve to implement fully the Performance Management System (PMS), our team will ensure that the PMS becomes an integral part of our day-to-day work and our career progression.

“Performance Management, as some people might think, is not Premium Motor Spirit, but it is, in fact, premium motor spirit. It is the fuel that will run what we do. It is not just a ritual, it is, in fact, the foundation and the fundamentals of how we do what we do.

He challenged every staff member of the ministry to play his or her role in the delivery process of nation building.

The permanent secretary further pledged total commitment and support of his office to the task, adding that he will work with every team player in advancing the fortunes of the ministry.

The Director, Maritime Safety and Security, Mr. Babatunde Bombata, noted that PMS is one of the reforms of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation that need to be cascaded from the hierarchy to the least staff of the ministry. He maintained that PMS requires the contribution of everyone in the chain of services.

On his part, the Director, Maritime Service Department, Mr. Babatunde Sule, hinted he was part of the committee that proposed the PMS to the Ministry of Transportation, adding that productivity and set targets are seamlessly achieved when everyone does his or her job as at when due.

In her own contribution, the Director, Planning Research and Statistics, Mrs. Ibrahim Kalthum Uwani pointed out the importance of the PMS to a healthy service delivery process.

She also stated that the PMS as a policy has come to stay, urging the staff of the ministry to key into it.