The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) has emphasised the importance of human capital to national development, stressing that policies and reforms can only thrive when people – skilled, motivated, and ethically grounded are placed at the centre.

President and Chairman of the Governing Council, Ahmed Gobir, said this in his goodwill message at a stakeholders and citizens engagement forum, which was organised by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in Abuja.

Gobir argued that reforms of the public service must revolve around the people, saying that without the people, there would be no reform, policy and transformation plan that could truly take root.
He highlighted the role of stakeholder engagement as a bridge between policy and practice and also between government and citizens.

According to him, forums as such strengthen accountability, transparency and shared purpose.
The CIPM President reaffirmed the institute’s commitment to ensuring that people remain at the heart of policy execution in both the public and private sectors.

He concluded with a reminder that “great nations are built not only by policies written on paper, but by people inspired to make those policies work. And when people come first, progress always follows.”