Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State issued a warning to commissioners and political appointees on Tuesday, threatening to dismiss those who fail to meet performance expectations.
The warning came after the signing of a performance bond by commissioners and heads of ministries, departments, and agencies at the Government House in Dutse, the state’s capital.
Governor Namadi stressed the importance of the performance bond, noting that it is intended to ensure the dedication and commitment of officials to their respective places of assignments, upon which they will be assessed on a quarterly and yearly basis to ascertain that their performance was up to standard or otherwise.
In relation to the newly established performance measurement framework, Governor Namadi further highlighted the signing of the executive order and performance bonds as important steps.
He also mentioned the creation of a Results Delivery and Performance Management Coordination Unit under the Office of the Executive Governor, responsible for managing a performance measurement tracking system to facilitate effective results delivery.
Governor Namadi said: “Today we will be signing an Executive Order and performance bonds to give effect to the performance measurement framework that we have instituted. The Executive Order is meant to establish a Results Delivery and Performance Management Coordination Unit under the Office of the Executive Governor. The Unit will be charged with the responsibility of coordinating and managing a performance measurement tracking system to ensure effective delivery of results.”
Governor Namadi made it clear that underperforming appointees would face dismissal, emphasizing his administration’s commitment to maintaining high performance standards.
“As specified in the Executive Order, some of the functions of the Unit will include monitoring the delivery of results covered in the performance bond to be assessed based on the quarterly scorecard and annual reviews; developing and managing a comprehensive performance tracking system with key performance indicators; a real-time dashboard and periodic spot checks to validate results; periodic review of the result and performance frameworks to sort out cross-cutting and delivery mandate issues to ensure appropriate accountability for results across and between MDAs.”
Governor Namadi further pointed out that the commissioners would sign the performance bond that would commit them to delivering on the set targets and results by working to the best of their ability to deliver within the specified timeline and to be held responsible for any unjustified failure in that respect.