The Special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, has said President Bola Tinubu remains committed to achieving specific goals within each sector of the country and has a zero-tolerance policy for ministerial failure.
Ngelale who was speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, August 28, said utilized the interim period between his election as president-elect and his inauguration on May 29 to establish a series of reform committees across all sectors of the nation.
The presidential spokesperson said these goals are part of a comprehensive plan aimed at building on the achievements of his predecessor, President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ngelale stressed that the President’s commitment does not stop at setting goals, adding that he is prepared to enforce these standards rigorously much like his tenure as the Governor of Lagos State, and will not be afraid to take swift and stern action to ensure that the desired results are achieved.
He asserted: “The President has set the benchmarks. The question now is about enforcements and the President has shown, as he did during his time in Lagos State as governor, that he is not someone that is afraid to fire anybody.
“He is not somebody that is afraid to levy quick sanctions to ensure that they get the results that he wants ’cause, ultimately, if this administration fails, they will not say a minister failed or a set of ministers failed. They will say President Bola Tinubu failed, and he will not accept failure.”
Ngelale added that every incoming minister is acutely aware of their specific objectives and the timeframe allotted to them by the President.
This level of clarity and accountability is a departure from previous Nigerian governance practices.