No Single Govt Can Deliver All Democracy Dividends – SGF

The secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha has said no single government can address all the challenges and deliver all democratic dividends.

He spoke at the ministerial retreat at the presidential Villa .

According to him, hence the need to focus on critical issues that will impact efficient service delivery and lay a foundation for sustainable national prosperity.

He said the two-day Retreat had been structured into three main focus areas.

According to him, the first is an overview of ministerial performance within the last three years of the Administration, presenting key achievements and identifying opportunities for improvement. In his words:

“The second will reflect on lessons and good practices from the Kenyan Presidential Delivery Unit; and the third will focus on ways to accelerate the delivery of flagship projects and programmes of Mr President  before the end of this administration in May 2023.”

SGF disclosed that at the Retreat, the President would sign an Executive Order on  “Improving Performance Management, Coordination and Implementation of Presidential Priorities of the Federal Government of Nigeria; we are making remarkable progress and on track to reach most of the deliverables in the Ministerial Mandates against the targets for 2023.”

He added that the role of Succession and Transition Planning are important for the continuity of Government in all African countries and noted the role of collective efforts of his team to achieve developmental efforts.

In her goodwill message the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, commended the Federal Government for holding the heads of Ministries, Departments Agencies (MDAs) accountable through the Ministerial Performance Retreat thereby inculcating transparency in the execution of government’s policies and programmes.

She urged the Federal Government to ensure the entrenchment of democratic principles in the conduct of the forthcoming general election in order to have a free and credible election as he promised during the 77th United Nations General Assembly.

In his keynote address the immediate past President of Kenya, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta said that no government can solve all the problems of its people, but what mattered most is the focusing on delivering critical areas that would improve the welfare of the people. He therefore opined that continuity and succession planning should be given high premium in order to build on lasting foundations for posterity.

He also underscored the need for collaboration among government’s agencies in the attainment of government’s policies and programmes.