President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, threatened that he would not hesitate to fire any of his cabinet member who fails to deliver on the specific mandate of his or her ministry in the months ahead.
Tinubu handed down the threat while declaring the 2023 Cabinet Retreat for Ministers, Presidential Aides, Permanent Secretaries, and Top Government Functionaries opened at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Speaking on the theme: “Delivering on the Renewed Hope Agenda”, Tinubu said his administration was not oblivious to the challenges ahead but there must be a clear-cut decision and action plan by all stakeholders to wriggle out of the problems.
The President also stated that since becoming President at this point in time, he had graciously accepted all challenges and liabilities thrown at him by his predecessor.
He said there would be no room for excuses, hence the reason he took his time to assemble all the best brains in his cabinet, who can aid the administration in meeting the yearnings and aspirations of the citizens.
According to Tinubu, he had directed the Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Bala Hadiza to head the Result and Delivery Unit, through which key performance indicators of all ministerial appointees would be monitored.
He said at the end of the retreat all ministers would sign a bond of understanding to track those performing to expectation or not.
Among the key priorities the Tinubu administration wants the cabinet members to focus on are food security, ending poverty, economic growth and job creation, access to capital, inclusivity: drawing on skill base, security, fairness and rule of law, and anti-corruption.
