Following the reshuffling of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, some ministers were removed from their ministerial appointments. The removal of these ministers has been attributed to their low performance.

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said in an interview on Arise Television that the sackings came after a careful assessment led by Hadiza Bala Usman, the President’s Social Adviser on Policy.

During the swearing-in ceremony in August 2023, President Tinubu hinted at his power to fire any minister who did not meet his expectations.

Reports indicate that Hadiza Bala Usman was assigned the task of overseeing a performance appraisal, which involved gathering public feedback on the ministers’ work.

Technology was also used to collate scores from Nigerians on the ministers based on their effectiveness.

“Hadiza brought technology to it, asking Nigerians to score the ministers,” Onanuga said.

“The results were based on empirical facts, the public perception of these ministers, and it was the people who actually did the scorecard. The President acted on those results.”

After the review, about five ministers were sacked from the cabinet. These include Prof. Tahir Mamman (Education), Uju Kennedy Ohanenye (Women Affairs), Mohammed Gwarzo (State for Housing), Jamila Ibrahim (Youth Development), Lola Ade-John (Tourism).