{"id":50237,"date":"2024-09-29T06:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T06:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=50237"},"modified":"2024-09-29T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T13:46:57","slug":"tinubus-ministers-rating-22-should-go-in-looming-cabinet-reshuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/09\/29\/tinubus-ministers-rating-22-should-go-in-looming-cabinet-reshuffle\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu’s Ministers’ Rating: 22 Should Go in Looming Cabinet Reshuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sixteen months into the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigerians have been inundated with myriad of problems, ostensibly occasioned by the abrupt seizure of subsidy being paid on premium Motor Spirit (PMS), over the years by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n

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The removal which came with the swearing in of President Tinubu, resulted in a surge from N195 per litre to N540 per litre in June 2023 and an unprecedented N620 per litre by July of same year.<\/p>\n

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Today, price of fuel per litre in Nigeria stands between N960 and N1,200, as the case may be, significantly impacting transportation and constituting deep holes in the pockets of Nigerians.<\/p>\n

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In the wake of the spiraling effect of the horrible situation, the Federal Government have devised several ways to lead Nigerians out of the doldrums, relying heavily on the executive arm of government to wake up to lingering challenges by ensuring each ministry performs at maximum capacity to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy that had obviously overstayed its welcome and must go.<\/p>\n

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President Tinubu had minced no words while swearing in the Ministers that he would not spear any rod should any of the appointed minister is found wanting in performing at full capacity.<\/p>\n

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Sequel to this, Tinubu set up a Result and Delivery Unit to measure the performance of Ministers and other top government officials serving in his administration.<\/p>\n

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At the opening of the 2023 cabinet retreat for Ministers, Presidential Aides, Permanent Secretaries and top government functionaries, the President said his renewed hope agenda would ensure that any minister or presidential aide that underperforms in the discharge of his assigned duties and responsibilities will be sacked.<\/p>\n

He there and then empowered his Special Adviser on Policy, to supervise a result and delivery unit that will keep ministers on their toes and monitor their key performance index<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, as the nation awaits the 64th Independent Day come Tuesday, October 1, 2024, feelers emerged that the President, after an in-depth scrutiny of each ministry\u2019s score card, may have to show some ministers the way out of his cabinet in an imminent reshuffle<\/p>\n

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The Abuja City Journal<\/em> has been quick to foresee the development and conducted a prior ministry performance review to identify 22 under-performing ministers that may go with the impending presidential whirlwind.<\/p>\n

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The rating, based on the ability of ministers to set goals, achieve them, and promote their achievements as well as offer a troubling picture of numerous important ministries also looked at failure in delivering on their mandates.<\/p>\n

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With Nigeria facing significant economic, social, and security challenges, the performance of these ministers are viewed to have not met the expectations of government even after thirteen months in their various offices.<\/p>\n

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However, this recent rating highlights inefficiencies and underachievement in critical areas such as agriculture, education, and energy.<\/p>\n

With a mandate anchored on the promise of prosperity and progress, Tinubu\u2019s administration has set ambitious targets aimed at addressing the multifaceted challenges facing Nigeria. ACJ\u2019s rating therefore was done after thorough analysis, using proprietary score card while engaging with each Ministry at the elemental level to scrutinize performance on the critical measures of ministerial responsibility.<\/p>\n

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From Poor to Great Performers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Among the lowest-rated ministers are: Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa and Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security. These duo under-performed and received a score of just 1.00 out of 3.00. The low ratings signal severe deficiencies in driving national programs within their sectors.<\/p>\n

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Some supposedly \u201cghost\u201d ministers like those in Innovation, Science and Technology, Police Affairs Minister and Minister of State, Marine and Blue Economy Minister, Niger Delta Minister, Minister of State for Steel, the surprisingly uninspiring Minister of Youths, and the rumored to be sick Tourism Minister.<\/p>\n

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The Water Resources & Environment Ministers and their Ministers of States, also wobbled and fumbled in the face of the worst floods confronting the nation in decades.<\/p>\n

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The 22 of the 49 ministers rated below 1.5 average and risk the chance of being removed or reassigned.<\/p>\n

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Others, like the Minister of Sports, Minister of State Oil, Minister of Transport and Minister of Industries & Trade, despite a little above 1.0 average rating, can be said to have emerged undeserving as a result of their critical ministries that forced them to speak to the media every now and then but with no discernible achievements.<\/p>\n

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John Enoh (Minister of Sports Development), performed abysmally, with scores reflecting his lack of grit and progress in the chaquered Ministry of Sports that always disappoint millions of Nigerians.<\/p>\n

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Nigeria\u2019s disappointing performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which saw the country return home with no single medal, analysts say, reflects the poor management of the sports sector under Sports Minister Enoh, having spent N12 billion on the event with no discernible outcomes but excuses.<\/p>\n

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However, in the face of the poor performance of some, our ratings revealed some upstanding ministers who made identifiable marks idespite the odds.<\/p>\n

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Chief among this category of ministers is His Excellency Dr. Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, who received an unbeatable perfect average score of 3.0 for his massive, obvious and well publicized work of transforming at the Federal Capital.<\/p>\n

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Barrister Festus Keyamo (SAN), the aviation Minister,also scored a high mark for himself in the unfamiliar aviation sector. His achievements on the resolution of the UAE and UK flight disputes favorably for Nigeria and securing leading rights for Nigeria airlines, received high praise.<\/p>\n

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In addition to Wike and Keyamo, is the Interior Minister, Olubunmi Ojo. His hardnosed reform in the prison sector, immigration and civil defense earned him a top performer perfect rank by our assessors. This can also be said of Dr. Muhannad Ali Pate, of the health Ministry whose exploits in attracting investments for the health sector and securing massive turnarounds is a story still being written.<\/p>\n

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Other ministers were middling except for the Honourable Minister of State for Labour, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, who in our reckoning deserves a promotion for securing some very difficult concessions from Labour and delivering alongside the President, a new minimum wage from which workers are now benefitting.<\/p>\n

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The Minister of Justice also deserves commendation especially for his landmark but quiet work, using transformative judicial interventions to reshape the future of Nigeria. A case in point is the landmark supreme Court ruling on the autonomy of Local Government, which he argued successfully to the dismay of Nigeria\u2019s largely underperforming Governors.<\/p>\n

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Calls for Replacement<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The report by Abuja City Journal<\/em> is gauged by people\u2019s opinion, signaling that some ministers, having fallen short of their promises and should be replaced with more capable individuals. Some ministers need additional hands, like in the Ministry of Finance, where ministerial flaws may constitute shortfalls to the administration\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n

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The assessment further notes that appointees like the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, may need to up his game despite earning a satisfactory performance of late. The Minister of Education Tahir Mamman and the Minister of State Gas falls should also do more in their sensitive ministries as well.<\/p>\n

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Security Victories Secure Defense Ministers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In recent times, Nigeria has been securing major victories against bandits and terrorists, eliminating major leaders upon orders by Mr. President for the service chiefs to relocate to the Northwest region of Nigeria. Thus the Ministry of Defence, led by Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, and deputized by Former Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle, showed relatively better performance, despite the disaster from their police counterparts who have not been able to deliver on the promise of Mr. President.<\/p>\n

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Inability to resolve the issues of state police and community policing reforms, one year into their tenure is encouraging. The leg dragging on these important issues has led to massive spike in kidnapping, with the military being stretched further to do police work ,even as two Ministers virtually became invincible as the nation faced the worst crisis in decades.<\/p>\n

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The Call for Rethink of Cabinet Criteria<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As Nigeria continues to navigate through a challenging period of economic and political transformation, it is imperative that ministries are led by individuals who can bring about prompt and meaningful change. To this end, the era of ghost ministers must come to an end.<\/p>\n

Indeed, Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said, \u201cPresident Tinubu has ordered his ministers to ensure they engage the public by publicising what the government is doing in their various ministries. I don\u2019t have any timeline. The President has expressed his desire to reshuffle his cabinet and will do it. I don\u2019t know whether he wants to do it before October 1, but he will surely do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

We wait, just as other Nigerians wait with bated eyes for a purposeful reshuffle that will lead to effective transformation that the nation deserves<\/p>\n

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This ministerial rating by Abuja City Journal is therefore a call for President Tinubu to overhaul his cabinet and appoint ministers with the vision and drive necessary to move Nigeria forward. The cabinet can also be nimbler in tough times. Nigeria doesn\u2019t need more than 36 persons in the cabinet. The ghost ministers have to go.<\/p>\n

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The future of the nation depends on the leadership\u2019s ability to address its most pressing challenges. This assessment offers a roadmap for action. Whether President Tinubu heeds these calls for replacement remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

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But the public sentiment is clear: Nigeria cannot afford ineffective governance at this critical time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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