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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to institutionalizing a fair and transparent Rewards and Recognition System in the public service, ensuring that merit-based awards are backed by verifiable evidence.
Walson-Jack, who stated this at a workshop on the Reward and Recognition System (R&RS) on Wednesday in Abuja, emphasised the role of digital technology in promoting excellence, motivation and global best practices.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Career Management Office (CMO), Mrs Fatima Mahmood, she stressed that institutionalising rewards aligned with civil service reforms to boosting morale, ethics and productivity.
Walson-Jack said that the rewards and recognition system was developed to provide a structured framework for identifying, recognising and celebrating productivity, exemplary conduct and creativity among civil servants.
The initiative aimed at fostering innovation, strengthening public trust and ensuring that deserving officers received recognition and enhancing overall efficiency in government institutions, attracted stakeholders from 22 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) which were represented at the workshop.
“This training is an important step in promoting excellence, commitment and motivation across the service.
“The institutionalisation of R&RS aligns with the six pillars of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-2025 which prioritises staff welfare.”
She explained that the policy is a strategic tool designed to instill a strong work ethic, enhance employees’ morale and create a very competitive work environment that would drive higher service delivery.
She said that the policy was also designed to strengthen public trust in government institutions.
Also, Mrs Modupe Bankole, the Consultant to the HCSF on R&RS, said the initiative was a move by government to ensure that merit-based awards were backed by verifiable evidence.
“The training, aimed at equipping officials with the skills to assess nominations, comes as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate bias and maintain the credibility of the system.
“We don’t want a situation where anyone questions the credibility of an awardee.
“That is why we have developed clear criteria, assigned weights to each and mandated that nominees must provide evidence to support their recognition.”
She, however, made reference to a previous award ceremony, a case whereby a public servant was honoured for exposing ghost workers who abandoned their jobs while still drawing salaries abroad.
“This is someone fighting corruption and saving costs for the system. That falls under one of the service-wide award criteria.
“The FG’s Rewards and Recognition System aims to incentivise integrity and diligence within the civil service, while fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.”
According to her, the FG’s Rewards and Recognition System is aimed to incentivize integrity and diligence within the civil service while fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
