The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has revealed that President Tinubu’s decision to dismiss five ministers from his cabinet was based on the scorecard by the public.
Tinubu on Wednesday relieved Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye, former Minister of Women Affairs, Lola Ade-John, his counterparts Ministry of Tourism, Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN) who headed the Education Ministry, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development and Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, previously the Minister of Youth Development of their portfolios.
The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, was also officially sacked.
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According to Bayo Onanuga, this decision followed a careful assessment process led by Hadiza Bala Usman, the President’s Social Adviser on Policy.
Onanuga in an interview on AriseTv, explained that the appraisal was not taken lightly and had been part of the President’s plan since the ministers were sworn in last year.
He recalled that in August 2023, during the swearing-in ceremony, President Tinubu made it clear that he had the authority to hire and fire ministers, warning that he would not hesitate to remove those who did not meet expectations.
The President reinforced this message during a ministerial retreat in October 2023, where he reiterated his intention to consistently review the performance of his cabinet.
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Hadiza Bala Usman was assigned the task of overseeing a performance appraisal, which involved gathering public feedback on the ministers’ work. A technology-driven process was employed, allowing Nigerians to score the ministers based on their effectiveness.
“Hadiza brought technology to it, asking Nigerians to score the ministers,” Onanuga said. “The results were based on empirical facts, the public perception of these ministers, and it was the people who actually did the scorecard. The President acted on those results.”
Onanuga added that the dismissals did not necessarily mean that the ministers were not meeting Tinubu’s expectations.
“But the expectation of the public. Some weeks ago at the cabinet meeting, the President actually challenged the ministers to go out and tell Nigerians what they have been doing for the past one year or so.
“According to the president, the perception outside there by the people is that the people feel that the government is not performing, and the government believes that the government is performing, but the ministers were not going out to really project government the appropriate way”, he submitted.
Onanuga added that the dismissals did not necessarily mean that the ministers were not meeting Tinubu’s expectations. “But the expectation of the public. Some weeks ago at the cabinet meeting, the President actually challenged the ministers to go out and tell Nigerians what they have been doing for the past one year or so. “According to the president, the perception outside there by the people is that the people feel that the government is not performing, and the government believes that the government is performing, but the ministers were not going out to really project government the appropriate way”, he submitted.
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