The Presidency has warned the ministers to redouble their efforts on the task assigned to them or get a boot out of office.
Recall that President Tinubu had appointed and assigned portfolios to Nyesom Wike, Festus Keyamo, Dave Umahi, Tunji Olubunmi-Ojo, and over 40 others as ministers in August, 2023.
The Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination and Head of Central Delivery and Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman who re-echoed the warning at the opening of the technical retreat for delivery desk officers of federal ministries in Uyo yesterday, said Tinubu will drop ministers who do not deliver on their mandates.
She warned that the president was serious about delivering on his campaign promises to Nigerians. While seeking the total commitment of delivery officers and directors of planning in ministries who were present at the retreat, Bala-Usman urged them to get serious with their jobs.
“We must understand that the president is very serious about his promises and that ministers will be assessed, and ministers will be dropped if they don’t perform.
“You must understand that as ministerial delivery desk officers you are the engine room that will provide that feedback constantly track ministerial progress and report challenges and bottlenecks to the central coordinating and delivery unit (CDCU).
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“As I was saying at the Ministry of Aviation recently, we will be assessing FAAN on customer experience at the airports; are the escalators, lifts, and conveyor belts functional? How swift is security clearance both for passengers and vehicles in accessing the airport?
“What are the consequences of delayed time of departure for airlines? These are things that everybody can feel and see. When we are talking about agriculture, we want to see our index of fertilizer use per hectare grow given the attendant investment that has been made in fertilizer interventions,” she stated
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, who was represented by former Permanent Secretary of the General Services Office, Olusegun Adekunle, reminded participants about Tinubu’s plan to ensure the active and direct participation of citizens in governance and the role they need to play in ensuring that ministries and parastatals deliver on their mandates.
