Prepare To Be Sacked If You Fail To Perform, Tinubu Tells Ministers At Retreat

President Bola Tinubu has warned his ministers that any of them who fails to perform would be sacked.

He stated this on Wednesday at the opening session of a three-day retreat for Ministers, Presidential Aides, Permanent Secretaries and Top Government Functionaries, which is taking place at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.

The retreat has the theme “Delivering on the Renewed Hope Agenda.”

The president said, “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.”

Tinubu noted that the country was blessed with great talents, stressing that Nigeria was the biggest intellectually sound country in Africa.

“It is not about the theoreticians, it is about practical determinations and focus evaluation. Yes it is our country, we have no other one.

“Let be proud that we are Nigerians, that we can do it, you can show leadership. We can fight to make democracy a lasting reference for the rest of Africa.”

“We have great minds, great intellects and all that we need. When we were discussing this retreat. I said other than members of diplomatic corps to give us goodwill and inspiration.”

Tinubu further noted that the country was going through a reform painfully, saying ” and we still have other challenges.

“Don’t be a clog in the will of Nigeria progress. Let us look forward. Let us be determined that corruption will go, progress will be achieve.

“Better living wages for our workers. We will transform the economy to work for millions of our citizens. We must take 50 million people out of poverty.

“We must built healthcare that work for all. Look around don’t be wicked. Look at the standard of education. Look at the classrooms, look at the roads.

“We can only spent the money. We will find it, we cannot spent the people. No crime in borrowing,” Tinubu said.

The President also urged the Civil Servants to cooperate with the ministers to form a formidable team for the good of the country.

“As I’ve stated before, no one succeeds alone. You the civil service, you must not see a minister as he or she will come and go and you will be there.

“You must make a positive team for the good of this country. Yes! I admit and accept the asset and liability of my predecessor, is part of the definition in my professional background.

“But you are in this ship you will make good of it but not wreck it. You are a member of a great family don’t see that minister as opportunistic.

“See he or she as a partner that we must take the ship forward, navigating through turbulence and clear weather,” he added.