Tinubu Organises Three-day Retreat For Ministers, Special Advisers

President Bola Tinubu has approved the organisation of a three-day retreat for his ministers and cabinet members.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this while addressing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday.

Idris said the retreat, which would run from Wednesday, November 1, to Friday, November 3, 2023, will also include other top government officials.

Recall that the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, had said each minister would sign a performance bond with the president at the retreat.

Bala-Usman said the bond would contain key performance indicators (KPIs) that would be reviewed quarterly, adding that the bond would also come with a consequence management framework for appointees who fall short.

She had said: “The role of my office is to ensure that there is coordination across ministries, departments and agencies. We have effectively commenced our work.

“We have also looked to see that while there are policy deployments across MDAs, there is also an understanding of the respective deliverables expected of the MDAs of government.

“We are looking to commence an assessment of the respective ministers in January 2024. We are going to have quarterly assessments of performance, which will culminate in an annual scorecard.

“In addition to that, we are going to have a cabinet retreat in November with Mr. President. In the end, this would culminate in the performance bond that each ministry will sign.”