Underperforming Ministers’ Risk Sack -Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has threatened to sack any minister who fails to perform as expected stating that periodic review of their performance would earn them their office.
Tinubu further threatened that ministers who do not deliver on their assignments and set targets would be sent packing from the cabinet.
The President made the statement at the State House Conference Center in Abuja, on Wednesday while opening the 2023 Cabinet Retreat for Ministers, presidential aides, Permanent Secretaries, and top government functionaries.
The three day cabinet retreat is for ministers, presidential aides, permanent secretaries, and top government functionaries.
Tinubu noted that his Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Usman, who will spearhead the Result Delivery Unit, will closely monitor the performances of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies across the eight priority areas of his administration.
Tinubu also made it clear that performances would be evaluated and accountability upheld.
This includes a performance bond to form the basis of periodic reviews and evaluations.
Also, Tinubu stressed the importance of collaborative efforts to propel the country forward and reaffirmed his confidence in the democratic process.
He declared that he had accepted the assets and liabilities of his predecessor, telling the participants that although chaos exists around them, they must be focused like one driving in a tunnel to deliver the goods.
He said: “If you are performing, nothing to fear if you miss the objective we review, if you don’t perform, you leave us… Don’t be a cog in the wheel of Nigeria’s progress.
“At the end of this retreat, you will sign a performance bond with me. You are here to help me succeed and succeed I must. I have appointed a dynamic young lady, Hadiza Bala Usman as my SA on Policy Coordination. If you have a problem with her, come to me. If you don’t, stay where you are and work,” he told the ministers.
“You don’t look at the skies or sideways, face your front and focus on your lane,” he advised.
While noting that his administration has spent the last six months “reviewing ourselves,” he stressed the importance of good healthcare and quality education, which he said is the best weapon against poverty.
The president assured foreign investors that they would be able to bring in their capital, invest and repatriate their gains without hiccups.
He declared the country open for business while promising to remove obstacles to economic growth.
All ministers and ministers of state are seated for the three-day exercise, except the Minister of Tourism, Mrs Lola Ade-John, who was not spotted at the meeting
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