Newscenter Media News President Bola Tinubu has unequivocally insisted that he is not prepared to cut down the size of his cabinet despite complaints from critics who describe his cabinet as bloated.
Tinubu who made the vow during his first media chat on Monday night, made it clear that he cannot and he is not ready to reduce the size of his 52-man cabinet and a plethora of special assistants and advisers.
Tinubu’s stance is a direct opposite to his electioneering campaign promise where he vowed to cut down on the cost of governance and channel the proceeds to other developmental projects in the country
Responding to a question on whether he will succumb to the wishes of Nigerians and reduce the cost of governance by cutting down the number of his cabinet members, President Tinubu responded:
“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 fulfill, no. From the job description, these people must be efficient and effective.”
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Explaining further why he needs the bloated cabinet, the President said:
“Nigeria is a large country and if you are to entertain over 200 million, just on entertainment, calculate how many stewards you will require. That is just for entertainment, not the cleaners, not the tables.
“Let’s pay attention to efficiency. Efficiency, effectiveness is the hallmark of the philosophy of why I have that cabinet. I’m not ready to shrink a little bit of them. I need them.
“They are all adding value effectively. Show me one and I will agree with you,” he added.
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