President Bola Tinubu is poised to receive a comprehensive report on the performance status of the Federal Government’s ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) for the first quarter of 2024. Presidency sources familiar with the matter disclosed that the report will serve as the basis for the President’s evaluation of his ministers.
An anonymous source revealed to The PUNCH that an interim report on ministerial performance has already been submitted to the President, with preparations underway for the completion of the first-quarter report. Additionally, speculation regarding the dismissal of certain ministers was dismissed as mere rumors by a senior official who emphasized that any cabinet shake-up would have been apparent by now, given that May 29 is just weeks away.
Earlier in April, the President’s Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Mrs. Hadiza Bala-Usman, confirmed that reports from at least 20 out of the 35 ministries had been received by the Central Delivery Coordination Unit (CDCU), which she heads. These reports are expected to be consolidated into the first-quarter assessment report, reflecting both ministerial submissions and feedback from citizens via the Citizens Delivery Tracker app.
The CDCU, tasked with tracking and assessing the performance of federal MDAs, trained approximately 140 officials to facilitate the assessment process. These officials, drawn from 35 federal MDAs, are responsible for considering assessment modalities, deliverables, key performance indicators (KPIs), and reporting mechanisms.
The Citizens’ Delivery Tracker, launched by the Presidency in early April, outlines 204 deliverables and 888 indicators for evaluating government MDAs. These deliverables encompass various government policies, projects, and programs scheduled for completion between 2024 and 2027, with specific emphasis on priority areas such as economic stability, infrastructure, social welfare, education, and national security.
Ministries are evaluated based on their performance in achieving specific deliverables and KPIs aligned with the eight priority areas of the Tinubu administration. These assessments, conducted quarterly, are intended to hold ministers and heads of government agencies accountable for their respective mandates and contribute to the overall governance and development agenda of the administration.