The recent mid-term ministerial performance retreat of the Muhammadu Buhari administration provided a rare opportunity for functionaries to tender their stewardship and stakeholders to re-evaluate their performance. It also afforded the government a chance to project into the future.
According to analysts, President Muhammadu Buhari has not received the recognition he deserves for his accomplishments, partly because his administration does not advertise them.
The recent mid-term ministerial performance assessment retreat, on the other hand, was a significant divergence. It provided a chance for the president and his staff to document their achievements in terms of policy and programme execution.
The event took place in the State House Conference Centre at Abuja’s Presidential Villa. President Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adeshina, British High Commissioner, Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, and eminent Nigerians from various walks of life were among those in attendance.
The government faced many obstacles, such as the global economic collapse and the Coronavirus epidemic. Now, Nigeria is on the way to recovery, which to some degree is due to the administration’s efforts.
President Buhari emphasised changes in policy approaches and procedures to meet his government’s goals in nine critical priority areas.
These include macroeconomic stability, agricultural and food security, energy, petroleum product security, enhanced transportation and other infrastructure, industrialisation drive focused on SMEs, social inclusion and poverty reduction, anti-corruption fight, and security.
