The Permanent Secretary, State House, Temitope Fashedemi, has urged staff to recommit themselves to professionalism and efficient service delivery in line with ongoing civil service reforms.

‎He made the call on Friday in Abuja after signing a performance contract with directors during the closing session of the three-day 2025 Management and Ministerial Performance Management System Retreat.

‎The retreat, themed, ‘Building a Responsive and High Performance Workforce through Innovation and Teamwork,’ was organised by the State House management as part of efforts to strengthen accountability.

‎Mr Fashedemi said the contract was a binding commitment that clearly defines expectations and responsibilities across directorates.

‎He stated, “This is part of the reforms that is going on in the Federal Civil Service. Eventually, it will cascade into the larger public service. The State House is only doing its bit, being part of the civil service, to ensure that our performance is measured. The staff, starting from the directors and cascading downwards to the lower cadre, all have targets of what is expected of them.’’

He added that the sensitisation and training during the retreat were meant to familiarise staff with the performance management system and ease its implementation.

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“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 said.

Mr ‎Fashedemi described the contract as a solemn pledge aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s vision for a more productive and responsive public service.

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

(NAN)