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As the President, Bola Tinubu first anniversary in office draws near, the president has on Thursday directed his ministers to present their performance reports to Nigerians.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this announcement in a briefing in Abuja.
He revealed that the anniversary would be on a low-key, adding that the sectorial media briefings by the 47 federal ministers starting on Thursday (today).
Recall, Tinubu was declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on March 1, 2023 under the All Progressives Congress, garnered 8.7 million votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, who came second with 6.9 million votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party secured 6.1 million votes.
The President said the ministers in his cabinet would only retain their offices based on performance, which would be reviewed quarterly.
“If you are performing, nothing to fear. If you miss the objective, we’ll review it. If no performance, you leave us. No one is an island,” said the President.
Speaking on the first anniversary programmes, the information minister said there would be no fanfare to mark Tinubu’s one year in power.
He stated, ‘’From tomorrow (today), we are going to have ministers come in here to discuss what they are doing in their various ministries consistent with the policies of President Bola Tinubu.
“The first anniversary of the president will be on a low key, with an emphasis on sectoral briefings by the various ministers. There will be no ceremonies relating to the one year in office of the president.”
