The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on policy and coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, has reiterated that the president will sack any minister who does not deliver on the Renewed Hope Agenda of the current administration.
The presidential aide stated this at the opening ceremony of the technical retreat for delivery desk officers of federal ministries on implementation of presidential priorities and ministerial deliverables in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Ms Usman, who is also the head, Central Delivery and Coordination Unit, CDCU, explained that Mr Tinubu was serious about delivering on his promise to make life better and easier for Nigerians.
“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 bottlenecks to the central coordinating and delivery unit [CDCU].
“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.”
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, who was represented by former Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, Olusegun Adekunle, reminded participants about the president’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.
