The federal government has tightened the promotion process for senior treasury officers, making verified performance records a mandatory requirement for advancement to directorate-level positions in the 2026 promotion exercise.
In a move aimed at strengthening accountability and entrenching merit-based career progression in the Federal Public Service, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation directed that only officers with duly completed, verified, and properly endorsed performance appraisal reports would be eligible to participate in the year 2026 directorate-level promotion examination and interview.
The directive was contained in a circular dated June 23, 2026, and signed by the Director (Administration), Dauda Abdulhamid, for the Accountant-General of the Federation.
According to the circular, officers on salary grade levels 15 and 16 are required to submit duly completed Performance Management System appraisal reports for 2023, 2024, and 2025, in addition to the Annual Performance Evaluation Report for 2022.
The Accountant-General’s Office stressed that every appraisal report must be properly completed and endorsed by the appropriate reporting, countersigning, and reviewing officers, warning that incomplete, unsigned, or improperly completed reports would not be accepted for the promotion exercise.
“In furtherance of the implementation of the Performance Management System (PMS) in the Federal Public Service and in line with extant guidelines governing promotion exercises, the following Performance Appraisal Reports shall be submitted in respect of eligible officers,” the circular stated.
It directed officers on salary grade levels 15 and 16 to submit duly completed Performance Management System appraisal reports for 2023, 2024, and 2025, alongside their annual performance evaluation report for 2022.
Similarly, officers on Salary Grade Level 14 were directed to submit Performance Management System appraisal reports for 2023, 2024, and 2025 as part of the mandatory promotion requirements.
The Accountant-General’s Office further stressed that only properly authenticated performance records would be accepted.
“All PMS Performance Appraisal Reports submitted for the exercise must be properly completed and duly endorsed by the appropriate reporting, countersigning, and reviewing officers,” the circular said.
It warned that “incomplete, unsigned, or improperly filled appraisal reports shall not be accepted for the purpose of the promotion exercise.”
