Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga revealed on Sunday that President Bola Tinubu addressed the ministers affected by the recent cabinet reshuffle in a polite manner during a private meeting prior to their dismissal.
Onanuga made this statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.
On Wednesday, Tinubu relieved five ministers of their positions and reallocated roles for ten others.
The changes were communicated in a statement issued by the presidency following a Federal Executive Council meeting.
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The ministers who were discharged include Uju-Ken Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs; Lola Ade-John, Minister of Tourism; Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN), Minister of Education; Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development; and Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Minister of Youth Development.
Onanuga emphasized that the dismissals stemmed from the scorecard presented by the Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Usman, which was based on key performance indicators. He also noted that the ministers were informed of the decision before it was made public.
He said, “The president did not just changed his ministers whimsically. The change went through some procedure. From October last year when we had a retreat, the president told the ministers that they would be assessed. Hadiza (Usman), the Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination, was out in charge.
“She also didn’t do it whimsically. She set up the use of technology, asking citizens of Nigeria to actually score the ministers. To assess this process, I think some data were gotten from what people were saying and the scoring that the Nigerians themselves made. It was on that basis that the president acted upon.
“Some people said (they were) sacked. But the president used a milder word – discharged. When he asked them to go on Wednesday, He was very polite and told them about his decision. He thanked them for their services to the country and wished them well. That was unlike what we are used to before, people just being sacked on radio or television.”
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