President Bola Tinubu is expected to receive a report on the performance status of federal government ministries, departments, and agencies for the first quarter of 2024.
According to The PUNCH, a presidency sources said the report will form the basis of the President’s assessment of his ministers.
The Central Delivery Coordination Unit headed by Mrs. Hadiza Bala-Usman, has been working on the report, which will assess the ministers’ performance based on their deliverables and key performance indicators.
In arriving at the deliverables and KPIs, Bala-Usman said the CDCU held numerous meetings with Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and their respective technical teams for six weeks.
She explained, “The bilateral sessions looked at the mandate of the respective ministries in line with the Presidential Priority Areas and arrived at the final deliverable and KPIs.
“For each of these priority areas, we agreed on specific deliverables and developed KPIs, which formed the basis for the Performance Bond, which all Ministers and Permanent Secretaries signed with the President in November 2023.
“These parameters will guide the Quarterly Assessments and Annual Scorecards, which the CDCU is mandated to present to the President.”
The CDCU has received submissions from at least 20 ministries and is expecting the remaining submissions soon.
The report will be a product of a joint effort between the ministers, citizens, and industry experts.
The CDCU has developed a Citizens’ Delivery Tracker app, which allows citizens to track and assess the performance of government ministries and agencies. The app has outlined 204 deliverables and 888 KPIs for evaluating government MDAs.
The priority areas for assessment include economic stability, infrastructure, social welfare, education, and national security, among others.
Each ministry has been tasked with specific deliverables and KPIs, which will be used to assess their performance.
The report is expected to be submitted to the President soon, although the exact date has not been confirmed.
The President has emphasized that ministers will be assessed based on their performance, and those who fail to meet their objectives may be asked to leave.
The CDCU has been working closely with the ministries to develop the deliverables and KPIs, and has held numerous meetings with ministers, permanent secretaries, and their technical teams.
The unit has also trained at least 140 officials to track and assess the performance of federal ministries, departments, and agencies.
The report is expected to provide a comprehensive assessment of the government’s performance in the first quarter of 2024 and will help the President to make informed decisions about his cabinet.
