Resign If You Cannot Perform, Wike Tells New Perm Secs

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has warned the newly sworn-in mandate secretary of the FCT administration Youth Secretariat and permanent secretaries of the FCT administration to resign if they cannot perform.

The permanent secretaries were Okeke Joy Chinwe (South East), Ajayi Rotimi Babatunde (South West), and Nathan Nancy Sabanti (North East), while Comrade Abdullahi Ango is the mandate secretary of the Youth Development Secretariat.

Wike warned during the swearing-in ceremony of the mandate secretary and three permanent secretaries in Abuja yesterday that everybody must know that they must give an account of every assignment given to them as permanent secretaries in whatever secretariat they are in.

He said that they should determine the progress of any secretariat after being posted there as permanent secretaries.

“Of course, anybody who knows me knows too well that I am not here to receive any excuses. There is no excuse in my dictionary. It does not exist. What I see is performance, performance, performance,” he said.
While speaking on the appointment of the mandate secretary for the FCTA Youth Development Secretariat, he said that President Bola Tinubu, the FCT minister and FCT minister of state, did not impose the new mandate secretary on FCT youths.

“All the six area councils were fully involved, all stakeholders were involved, and made the recommendation to us before this appointment was made, and that good intention was taken to Mr President for his approval.

“We have always said that when Mr. President gives a promise, he keeps to it. That is why we have always said we should be patient. Things may be a little difficult today, but Mr President is working hard to cushion the hardship we all face.

“After appointing you as Mandate Secretary for youths, it’s not just to be happy. You must sit down and come up with a programme that will help the youths. We have found out that most people are only interested in the fact that they have been appointed. Sit down and work well through things that will help the youths of Abuja. That is key,” he said.

The minister further advised the pioneer mandate secretary to ensure that during his tenure as mandate secretary, he could introduce programmes that would benefit the youths of Abuja.

“Mr President has fulfilled his promise, and it is for you now to work with us, to work with me and say these are the programmes we think will help the youths and also help them reduce the effects of hardship they are facing. You would be held responsible if anything happens otherwise,” he said.