President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, disclosed his unwillingness to cut the size of cabinet members despite calls to cut down the cost of governance in the country, saying that the philosophy is about efficiency.
Tinubu said this during his maiden presidential media chat on Monday in Ikoyi, Lagos.
According to Tinubu, he was not looking at the number of people in his cabinet but how they could deliver the tasks assigned to them.
Tribune Online gathered that with the recent cabinet reshuffle and appointment of new ministers, the President now pilot the affairs of the country with about 50 ministers – a record number since the return to democracy in 1999 and largest in Nigeria’s history.
“I’m not prepared to bring down the size of my cabinet. One, I saw the need when I put them together. You don’t give somebody an assignment that they cannot fulfil. No.
“Job description must be efficient and effective. Nigeria is a large country.
“Let’s pay attention to efficiency. Efficiency and effectiveness are the hallmarks of the philosophy behind that cabinet. I’m not ready to shrink a little bit of it.”
Asked if all his ministers were adding value, the President challenged the interviewers to point to one of the cabinet members who was not delivering.
“Effectively. Show me one and I will argue with you.
“Let’s pay attention to efficiency. I’m not ready to reduce my cabinet,” he added.
