The Permanent Secretary of Nigeria’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has encouraged Directors of the Ministry to be effective in service delivery in the health sector and to the Nigerian populace.
Describing it as critical to achieving the mandate of the Ministry, she said improved service delivery will ensure a purposeful succession plan to sustain the Ministry’s current achievements.
Daju Kachallom spoke at the 2025 Retreat for Directors of the Ministry in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Enugu.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry, through its Director, Press and Public Relations, Alaba Balogun, the aims of the retreat are to involve strategic planning to assess the Ministry’s current position, set long-term goals and, outline the steps required to meet the goals, foster team building, strengthen interpersonal relationships among participants, improve communication and, encourage a collaborative environment.
She urged the Directors’ to prioritise transparency and be innovative in team building for an efficient system to meet its objective ,”In this regard, we must fully embrace the on-going reforms and take ownership of them”, she clarified.
“We must adopt the principles of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021–2025, with particular focus on the new Performance Management System (PMS), which is designed to track both individual performance and our collective contributions to ministerial and national development goals.
“At its core, performance management aligns individual goals with Organizational objectives, ensuring a unified direction”, the Permanent Secretary added.
Mrs. Kachallom also reminded the Directors of the need to build successors that will advance the growth of the Ministry.
“Mentoring and succession plans are key initiatives to strengthen and sustain the progress achieved”, she enumerated.
A major highlight of the retreat include power point presentations by the participating Directors’ in the Ministry, affirming a deliberate intent of the top management.