SGF Charges Presidential Aides, Ministers On Buhari’s Nine Priority Areas
Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),
has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari’s aides and ministers to deliver
on promises made to Nigerians to deliver on nine priority areas.
Mustapha made the call on Monday in Abuja, when he delivered his
speech at the first year “Ministerial Performance Review Retreat”,
organised for ministers by the presidency.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the areas are building a
thriving and sustainable economy; enhance social inclusion and reduce
poverty; enlarge agricultural output for food security and export;
attain energy sufficiency in power and petroleum products and expand
transport and other infrastructural development. Others are expanding
business growth, entrepreneurship and industrialization; expand access
to quality education, affordable healthcare and productivity of
Nigerians; build a system to fight corruption, improve governance and
create social cohesion; and improve security for all.”
Mustapha said:” the retreat is designed to prepare and sensitize
cabinet members on the status of policies, programmes and projects of
government and the road map towards the delivery of its priorities and
“Next Level Agenda” for 2019 to 2023.
“This retreat is expected to provide an opportunity for us as a
Government to review the First-Year report of the “Ministerial
Mandates”, with respect to the commitment to deliver on the nine
priority areas of this Administration.
According to him, the retreat is also designed to allow for
transparency on the status of implementation of policies, programs,
and projects of the government and the roadmap towards the delivery of
the 9-priority agenda of this administration.
“Specifically, at this retreat, we will review the performance of each
minister in delivering the priority projects assigned to them upon
their appointment in 2019; identify key impediments to implementation.
” And also to re-strategize on how to deliver on the priority areas
moving forward, taking into cognizance key underlying factors that
have affected performance and delivery.
“Your Excellences, distinguished participants, let me quickly remind
us that as the President’s aides, our legacies will lie in how much we
are able to deliver on this administration’s promises to Nigerians,”
SGF said.
SGF stated further that the forum would also focus on ways to fulfil
the promise of lifting 100 million people out of poverty as promised
by Mr President.
He said it is their duty to join the President in providing the
leadership required to develop Nigeria and lift the bulk of its people
out of poverty.
Mustapha reminded the ministers that the task of governance required
dedication and total commitment to the social contract they had
entered with the Nigerian people.
He added that “Especially in the realization of the yearnings for
quick delivery of the dividends of democracy to the people”.
“As part of the efforts towards ensuring effective implementation of
government’s priorities, ministerial mandates were developed and
signed by all Ministers and their Permanent Secretaries, using a
uniform reporting template developed by the office of the SGF,” he
said.
According to the SGF, the exercise is reassuring to note that the
ministers cascaded the mandates to their respective CEOs of parastatal
agencies under their Ministry.