“Perform Well in Office or get Sacked”, Tinubu warns Ministers

President Bola Tinubu, has warned his ministers that they will only retain their offices based on their performances which will be reviewed periodically. ⁣

Tinubu made the declaration when he gave his opening remarks at the 2023 Cabinet Retreat for Ministers, Presidential Aides, Permanent Secretaries and Top Government Functionaries, held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. ⁣

“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 clog in the wheel of Nigeria’s progress,” said the president. ⁣

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. ⁣

“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”.⁣

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 also declared the country open for business while promising to remove obstacles to economic growth.⁣