Tinubu To Reshuffle Cabinet Based On Ministerial Performance – Presidency

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to shake up his cabinet with a performance-based reshuffle, according to the Presidency.

This move comes after Tinubu directed his ministers to promote the administration’s progress and accomplishments.

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who briefed State House Correspondents along side Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, O’tega Ogra, confirmed the impending reshuffle but didn’t provide a specific timeline.

However, it’s expected to happen soon, possibly before Nigeria’s Independence Day on October.

Tinubu wants his ministers to focus on communicating their achievements to the public, addressing concerns that many Nigerians believe the president isn’t doing much. The reshuffle will be based on performance reports from the Central Delivery Coordination Unit, led by Hadiza Bala-Usman.

His words, “Let me tell you, I don’t have any timeline. The President has expressed his desire to reshuffle his cabinet, and he will do it.

“I don’t know whether he’s going to do it before October 1, but he will surely do it. So that’s what I will say. He has not given us any timeline when he wants to do it, but he will do it. He has expressed his plan that he wants to do it.”.

President Tinubu had last year August appointed his ministers.

Meanwhile, President Tinubu has instructed his ministers to actively promote the accomplishments of his administration.

According to Onanuga, Tinubu urged the ministers to “go out there and publicize the administration’s successes”.
He noted that some ministers were hesitant to speak publicly, adding, “Many Nigerians believe the president isn’t doing much, while the government is actually making significant strides.”

Tinubu emphasised that his ministers should focus more on communicating these achievements to the public.
According to Onanuga, Tinubu had verbalised his intent to rejig his cabinet.

For his part, Ogra said the decision would not be arbitrary but will be based on performance reports presented by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman.

Bala-Usman also heads the Central Delivery Coordination Unit.

“The President’s decision to reshuffle his cabinet is also based on empirical evidence. You know, he had said when he was speaking at the retreat for the ministers that they were going to have periodic reviews and the decisions that are extracted from these reviews will be used to make that final decision.

“I know he has gotten a couple of reports, and as Mr. Onanuga said, when he is ready to do that, he will.”

Tinubu is facing growing calls from within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remove under-performing ministers from his cabinet.

Reports indicate that a significant reshuffle may involve dissolving the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, with plans to merge or split various portfolios.

Sources suggest that the changes could be implemented before Nigeria’s Independence Day on October 1.

Despite previous warnings about ministerial performance, the cabinet has largely remained unchanged since its formation, apart from the suspension of Dr. Betta Edu.

Concerns are mounting that without decisive action, the APC could struggle in the 2027 elections.

Last November, after a three-day retreat for cabinet members and presidential aides, Tinubu announced that a Central Delivery Coordination Unit led by Bala-Usman, would measure the performance of ministers and other top government officials.

Their performance would determine who would leave or remain, Tinubu stated.

“If you are performing, nothing to fear. If you miss the objective, we’ll review it. If no performance, you leave us. No one is an island and the buck stops on my desk,” President Tinubu had told participants.