It’ll be shameful if we renege on our pledge of bringing Nigerians out of poverty – Tinubu

It’ll be shameful if we renege on our pledge of bringing Nigerians out of poverty – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has called on senior servants to redouble their efforts in improving the lives of Nigerians, saying it will be shameful if government fails to keep to its pledge of fighting poverty in the country.

The President urged the civil servants to always act with dispatch on matters that border on the welfare of citizens.

The President, who met with the Head of Service, The Body Of Permanent Secretaries, and some Directors-General of agencies at the State House, on Thursday, said policies impacting the welfare of the people and the economy must be treated with urgency, diligence, and a strong sense of duty.

A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu warned that the ineffectiveness and unnecessary bureaucracy that result in the delay of interventions on the economy and with programmes targeting vulnerable citizens will not be tolerated.

He directed that a monthly briefing by The Head Of Service and submission of key performance indicator (KPI) reports should be made to his office for review, and that quarterly interactive meetings between the President and The Body of Permanent Secretaries will now be scheduled. The Head Of Service and The Body Of Permanent Secretaries have been mandated by the President to consistently measure progress in actualizing the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration.

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“Before the next meeting, I want to see progress in the civil service. I have been sending people to check the level of work that gets done. Service to the nation is extremely important. We are to change the narrative on Nigeria.