State House Unveils 3-Day Reform Drive as Perm Sec Signs Performance Contract

The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Temitope Fashedemi, on Friday in Abuja, urged members of staff to recommit themselves to their duties by ensuring professionalism and efficient service delivery.

Fashedemi gave the charge while fielding questions shortly after he signed a Performance Contract with directors across various departments in the State House.

The ceremony was held during the closing ceremony of a three-day 2025 Management and Ministerial Performance Management System Retreat in Abuja.

State House Director of Information and Public Relations, Abiodun Oladunjoye, disclosed details of the engagement in a statement he signed on Friday.

The statement is titled ‘Perm Sec Signs Performance Contract, Urges Staff to Rededicate Themselves to Service Delivery.’

The retreat, with the theme, “Building a Responsive and High Performance workforce through Innovation and Team Work,” was organized by the State House Management as part of the ongoing reforms in the Federal Civil Service.

Fashedemi noted that the signing of the performance contract was not a ceremonial gesture but a binding commitment that will guide the expectations and the responsibilities of all directorates.

He said, “This is part of the reforms that is going on in the Federal Civil Service. Eventually, it will cascade into the larger public service.

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State House Doing Its Bit

“The State House is only doing its bit, being part of the civil service, to ensure that our performance is measured.

“And the staff, starting from the directors and cascading downwards to the lower cadre, all have targets of what is expected of them.”

He said the retreat of the last couple of days is a sensitisation and training for Staff members to understand what the Performance Management System is all about, so that they know that it’s not something new that will make life difficult for them.

“It is actually to make the work easier so that everybody understands what exactly is expected of them, and the timeline to achieve those things.

“The exercise signifies that the staff understands their duties and is in agreement with the supervisor on how to achieve them.

“At the end of the agreed period, they will sit together again and look at each of those tasks one by one and see what has been achieved and what has not,” he stated.

The permanent secretary added that the performance contract is a solemn pledge that makes everyone accountable in line with the President’s vision of a more productive and responsive public service, urging every staff member to rededicate themselves to the tasks at hand.

“We must collectively embrace a culture of efficiency, integrity, and timely delivery,” he said.

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