THE EFFECT OF MANPOWER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ON KADUNA STATE CIVIL SERVICE PERFORMANCE

Abstract

The effects of manpower planning and development in Kaduna state civil service 
performance is the crux of this study. Kaduna state civil service is the driving vehicle 
of the state in its quest for socio-economic development. The general objective of the 
study is to find out whether manpower planning and development curriculum in Kaduna 
state civil service has effect on the service performance and the attainment of state 
objective. Guided by the New Public management theory, the study is quantitative 
research which used both primary and secondary data, and multiple stage sampling 
technique was used to select the sample population. The data collected was presented 
using tables and percentages. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient 
(PPMC) statistical tool was used to test the hypotheses. Findings of the study show that 
the nature of manpower planning and development curriculum has a positive effect on 
the Kaduna state civil performance. It also reveals that the manpower planning and 
development has a positive effect on the attainment of Kaduna state objective. To 
achieve better performance in the service, it should improve on the current manpower 
planning strategy and continue to update its manpower development curriculum in line 
with the global best practices. Yet, the service should imbibe the prescripts of New 
Public Management theory (NPM), and that goals and targets should be defined 
and measurable as indicators of organizational performance.