During the 2023 cabinet retreat for ministers, presidential aides, permanent secretaries, and top government functionaries, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared that only the ministers who perform as expected and meet their set targets would be allowed to keep their positions. He further warned that the cabinet ministers who fail to deliver on their assignments would be sacked after periodic reviews. This statement was reported by The Nation on Wednesday, October 31.
His words: “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.”
The three-day cabinet retreat is for ministers, presidential aides, permanent secretaries, and top government functionaries.