President Goodluck Jonathan will sign the Performance Agreement Contract with ministers next wednesday.In a
statement yesterday in Abuja, Minister of Information Labaran Maku said
the contract will enable the president assess the performance of
ministers henceforth.
While
signing the Performance Agreement Contract with the chief executives of
agencies and parastatals under his ministry, Maku said the initiative
would enhance quality service delivery.
He
said the National Planning Commission has developed key performance
indicators for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), which will
serve as a guide in measuring their performances.
Maku
said: “In furtherance of this, all ministers are directed by the
president to sign Performance Agreement Contract with the directors and
chief executives of agencies and parastatals under them in order to
deliver on the target set out for them.”
The
minister urged chief executives in his ministry to ensure that their
workers under them live up to their responsibilities through enhanced
performances, which would be monitored by the ministry for the objective
of attaining its key performance indicators.
He said the ministry would continue to enhance the dissemination of information and the collection of feedback from the public. Maku
said the ministry would strengthen its campaign against piracy and the
standardisation of Nigerian films in order to realise the full potential
of the movie industry.
Director,
Human Resources, Mallam Ahmed Sabo said the signing of the agreement is
part of the Transformation Agenda of the present administration to
enhance service delivery, transparency and accountability in governance.
On
behalf of the chief executives of parastatals under the ministry, the
Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, Mallam Abubakar Jijiwa, said
the signing of the agreement symbolises a covenant with the minister and
pledged their readiness to ensure the full realisation of their
respective key performance indicators.
