Victor EzejaTo accomplish the administration’s renewed hope agenda, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged President Bola Tinubu to conduct integrity performance reviews of cabinet members.
Oyintiloye, a former member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) made the call on Sunday in Osogbo.
He said that the integrity review would not only ensure that the renewed hope agenda was not compromised, but also allow for transparency, and accountability by the cabinet members, heads of ministries, departments and agencies of government.
It will be recalled that the president, during a retreat for his cabinet members, promised to engage in a quarterly review of the performance of his cabinet members.
This, the president said would be done through the office of his special adviser on Policy Coordination, as head of the new Performance Bond, which contains key performance indicators ( KPI) to monitor and measure the performance of the Ministers.
The former lawmaker said through the integrity review, the performances of the cabinet members would not only be measured by numerical achievements in their various ministries, but rather how the resources committed to their hands were being used for the benefit of the masses.
Oyintiloye said that it was painful that the efforts of the president to alleviate poverty among the masses through various intervention programmes were being jeopardised by greedy and unpatriotic individuals.
He appealed to the president not to allow any selfish individuals to drag his administration and the reputation he had built over the years to the mud.
“There is a need to genuinely fight corruption in the system, which will in turn renew the hope of the masses in this present administration.
“And that is why the president needs to continually engage in financial integrity review of his cabinet members, who are his foot soldiers in the renewed hope agenda.
“It is obvious that Mr President is passionate and committed to lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty level and revitalised the economy through its intervention programmes in various ministries, departments and agencies of government.
“But those who are not in tune with the president in growing the economy and minimising poverty are the ones who see the position of authority as a means of enriching their pockets.
“And this kind of mentality is slowing down the impacts of the various poverty alleviation programmes on the masses,” he said.
Oyintiloye also commended the president for the establishment of a special presidential panel for the review and audit of existing financial frameworks and policy guidelines of the social investment programmes.
The APC chieftain, who noted that the establishment of the panel was the right step in checking fraudulent activities, said that the level of corruption in the handling of the social investment programmes in the ministry since its commencement was heartbreaking and alarming.
Oyintiloye added that it was admirable that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation was continuing to change in order to reduce corruption and improve service performance.
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He said that it was painful that the humanitarian ministry which was created to see to the welfare of the poor masses in society had been turned into a money-making venture for some heartless individuals.
The APC chieftain said that it was a pity that while the president was working assiduously to ensure that corruption was reduced to its barest minimum, some people were hell-bent to jeopardise the effort of the president.
Oyintiloye said with the avowed passion and commitment of the president to the welfare of the masses, Nigeria is on the path of greatness.
According to him, Nigeria is headed for greatness thanks to the president’s professed enthusiasm and dedication to the welfare of the populac
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with six years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Masters degree in Mass Communication.
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