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President Bola Tinubu says his ministers and other appointees would have to be stellar performers to keep their jobs. 

In his New Year message to Nigerians, the president added that parameters have been set to evaluate each minister’s performance.

“I took an oath to serve this country and give my best at all times. Like I said in the past, no excuse for poor performance from any of my appointees will be good enough,” he said. 

“It is the reason I put in place a Policy Coordination, Evaluation, Monitoring and Delivery Unit in the Presidency to make sure that governance output improves the living condition of our people.

“We have set the parameters for evaluation. Within the first quarter of this new year, Ministers and Heads of Agencies with a future in this administration that I lead will continue to show themselves.”

The president also said Nigerians must play their parts in building a prosperous nation.

“For the new year to yield all its good benefits to us as individuals and collectively as a people we must be prepared to play our part,” he said.

“The job of building a prosperous nation is not the job of the President, Governors, Ministers, Lawmakers and government officials alone.

“Our destinies are connected as members of this household of Nigeria. Our language, creed, ethnicity and religious beliefs even when they are not the same should never make us work at cross purposes.

“In this new year, let us resolve that as joint-heirs to the Nigerian Commonwealth, we will work for the peace, progress and stability of our country.”

The president said the opposition should work with him for the sake of the country.

“I extend this call to my political opponents in the last election. Election is over. It’s time for all of us to work together for the sake of our country,” he said.

“We must let the light each of us carries — men and women, young and old — shine bright and brighter to illuminate our path to a glorious dawn.”