Always Check Your Cabinet – APC Chieftain tells President Tinubu

Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has conveyed a sensitive message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over happenings and events that may unfold in his cabinet.

Oyintiloye called on the Nigerian leader to conduct an integrity performance review of his cabinet members in order to achieve the renewed hope agenda of his administration.

The message comes in the wake of the suspension of the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu, for alleged transfer of N585.2 million public funds into a private account.

The Frontrank reports that after Edu’s suspension by President Tinubu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invited her for a series of interrogations.

During a recent retreat of his cabinet members, the president pledged to conduct quarterly performance reviews.

Oyintiloye, during a chat with newsmen in Osogbo on Sunday, emphasized that such a review would not only safeguard the integrity of the renewed hope agenda, but also promote transparency and accountability among the cabinet members, as well as the heads of ministries, departments, and government agencies.

“It was painful that the efforts of the president to alleviate poverty among the masses through various intervention programmes were being jeopardised by greedy and unpatriotic individuals.

“I appeal to the president not to allow any selfish individuals to drag his administration and reputation he had built over the years to the mud.

“There is a need to genuinely fight corruption in the system, which will, in turn, renew the hope of the masses in this present administration.

“And that is why the president needs to continually engage in financial integrity reviews of his cabinet members, who are his foot soldiers in the renewed hope agenda.

“It is obvious that Mr President is passionate and committed to lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty and revitalising the economy through its intervention programmes in various ministries, departments and agencies of government.

“But those who are not in tune with the president in growing the economy and minimising poverty are the ones who see the position of authority as a means of enriching their pockets.

“And this kind of mentality is slowing down the impacts of the various poverty alleviation programmes on the masses,” Oyintiloye stated.

He equally praised the president’s efforts in creating the special presidential panel to assess and examine the current financial structures and policy guidelines of the social investment programs.