Perm Sec to
Perm Sec to Civil Servant: be productive, Goal
oriented
The Permanent Secretary of Federal Ministry of Power, Works and
Housing, Alhaji Mohammed Bukar, urged staff of the Ministry to be
goal oriented and more productive with their time.
This was at the Productivity Lecture series organized by the
National Productivity Centre (NPC) in conjunction with the office
of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, for middle level
officers in Abuja.
The Perm Sec who was represented by the Deputy Director (HRM)
Mrs. Aderonke Jaiyesimi, said in furtherance to transforming the
Public Service, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation had
fashioned out initiatives such as efficient, productivity,
incorruptible and citizen-centred transformation programme.
The concept of Productivity according to her was crucial to the
success of the Public Service and an epicentre in the current
reforms programme of the present Administration; It is a level of
efficiency in combing inputs to achieve maximum output by employees
in the work places.
She therefore urged the participants to embrace knowledge
through interacting with the resource persons to make the desired
impact on their jobs which would be beneficial to the Ministry in
the long run.
Speaking at the Lecture, Director, Current Affairs and
Information, National Productivity Centre, Mal. Hassan Abdullahi
buttressed the fact that productivity was an attitude of the mind
and therefore required “doing the right thing and doing things
right”. The key words were efficiency, effectiveness, quality,
competitiveness and motivation.
He further recommended the adoption of the Japanese 5s
Housekeeping Practice tools – Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize
and Sustain to improve productivity in the work place. He added
that the staff productivity level could increase through managing
their time, working smarter, improving the efficiency level,
getting organized, encouraging teamwork as well as setting SMART
targets.
Papers presented at the Lecture were Overview of Productivity
and Time Management for improved productivity and the objective of
the programme was to stimulate the awareness of staff to the
imperative of sharpening their competencies for improved
productivity and efficient service delivery.
Mrs. Renate Michael
PIO (Press & PR)
For: Director Information