January 25, (THEWILL) – Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, has confirmed THEWILL’s exclusive report that President Bola Tinubu will fire underperforming Ministers in his cabinet.
Quoting independent sources on January 11, THEWILL exclusively reported that President Bola Tinubu intends to rejig his cabinet, which he inaugurated in August because some of the appointees are “struggling in their portfolios and unprepared for the job”
Speaking on Wednesday, at the opening of the technical retreat for delivery desk officers of federal ministries on implementation of presidential priorities and ministerial deliverables in Uyo, Bala-Usman, who doubled as Head, Central Delivery and Coordination Unit, Presidential Delivery Tracker, said the President was serious about delivering on his promise to make life better and easier for Nigerians.
While asking for the total commitment of delivery officers and directors of planning in ministries, who were present at the retreat, she admonished 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 and constantly track ministerial progress and report challenges and bottles to the CDCU,” she stated.
She explained that the retreat was to introduce the delivery officers to the framework of the delivery chain for progress tracking and build the officers’ capacity for monitoring the delivery plan.
“The assessment will look at granular tangible outcomes that affect the lives of citizens. 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 fertiliser use per hectare grow in view of the attendant investment that has been made in fertiliser interventions.
“At the Ministry of Finance, we will assess the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) on the timeliness for inspection and clearance of import and export of cargo. At the Ministry of Finance again, we will also assess them on the timeliness of resources availability to MDAs, which is core to the delivery of any mandate,” she added.
She reiterated to the participants that they are the engine room for the feedback needed for the assessment and encouraged them to put in their optimal performance in the interest of every Nigerian.
