SAN FRANCISCO, November 05, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday charged his ministers-designate to ensure that they run a lean government at all levels, to avoid wastage of public funds.
He gave the charge when he flagged-off a two-day Presidential retreat for the yet-to-be sworn-in 36 ministers at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa. Abuja.
The President also charged them to key into the change agenda of the government, saying they are the vehicles that would administer the change to Nigerians. The administration, he said, would be rated based on the number of Nigerians it is able to lift out of poverty.
The presidential retreat, which is being organised by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has as theme, “Delivering change from precepts to practice.”
It is being attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with all ministers-designate and other presidential aides as well as top government officials. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is also participating as facilitator.
Speaking at the opening ceremony before the retreat went into closed session, President Buhari told the ministers-designate that they had no option but to be the drivers of the change that the All Progressives Congress (APC) promised Nigerians.
