FG replaces paper-based assessment of public servants

As service-wide training begins in Abuja

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja

As part of its commitment to enhancing service delivery in the public service, the federal government, Monday, began the gradual phase-out of the Annual Performance Evaluation Report, APER, with the take-off of the service-wide training for officers on Performance Management System, PMS, in Abuja.

The three-day training which was declared open by Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria, PSIN, Abuja, is a partnership of the Office of the Head of Service, the Chartered Institute of  Personnel Management of Nigeria, CIPM and the Africa Initiative for Governance, AIG.

Addressing newsmen at the event, Dr. Yemi-Esan said the obvious limitations of APER gave rise to PMS, noting that the latter which is digitally-driven would help prepare all categories of public officers for goal and objective setting.