Tinubu has granted full oversight responsibilities to Ministers of State over agencies under them amongst who are Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, Water Resources and Sanitation, Minister of State for Agriculture and others will henceforth enjoy full oversight responsibilities over such agencies.
President Bola Tinubu at the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting has approved that ministers of state be given full powers to supervise the agencies under them, the cable reported.
Until now, files pertaining to departments and agencies under their supervision were sent by their permanent secretaries to the senior ministers.
With the new dispensation, Ministers of state can now grant all necessary administrative approvals on the governance process of these agencies and departments.
According to a source in the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, “the president was not pleased with the prevailing governing framework in which Ministers of State were just Ministers in name.”
This, Tinubu reportedly said, led to the “underutilisation of the expertise and capabilities” of most Ministers of State.
“The President believes Ministers of State should have the right to make decisions and direct action within their areas of responsibility”, the official added.
According to the Cable report, the source said the idea, first mooted by Hadiza Bala Usman, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination and Head, Central Delivery Coordination Unit got an instant buy-in from the President.
“With the new directive, the administration hopes to unleash the potential of all the Ministers, the source added.
Photo: Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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