Anxiety Mounts as Tinubu Set to Review Ministers’ Performance

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to receive the performance evaluations of his cabinet members this week.

As the Administration approaches its one-year anniversary next week, the ministers will have served nine months in office by tomorrow, having taken their oaths on August 21, 2023.

The performance evaluations of special advisers and heads of key departments and agencies are also expected to be presented to the President.

The President initially inaugurated 48 ministers, but the count has dropped to 46.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong resigned on December 20 after winning his Court of Appeal case to take his Senate seat.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Betta Edu, has been suspended since March 6 to facilitate an investigation into allegations of misconduct within her ministry.

The cabinet is on edge, fearing that the assessment report could result in a reshuffle or the removal of specific ministers.

The report, compiled by Hajiya Hadiza Bala-Usman, who serves as the Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination and the Head of the CDCU, is subject to the President’s final approval.

The criteria for assessing the ministers’ performance were outlined following the retreat that took place after their inauguration.

This assessment is based on the deliverables of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) members across the administration’s eight priority areas.

The CDCU has been conducting quarterly performance evaluations of the ministers. While an interim report has been submitted, the first-year assessment is deemed “critical” in determining the trajectory for the remaining 36 months of the President’s first term.