A former member of defunct All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Olatunbosun Oyintiloye,has called on President Bola Tinubu to review the integrity performance of his cabinet members in achieving the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Oyintiloye, who made the call in Osogbo, said the integrity review would not only ensure the president’s agenda was not compromised, but also allow for transparency and accountability by the cabinet members.
During a retreat for his cabinet members, President Tinubu had promised to engage in a quarterly review of their performance.
Oyintiloye, former lawmaker, said through the integrity review, the performances of the cabinet members would not only be measured by numerical achievements in their various ministries, but rather how the resources committed to their hands were being used for the benefit of the masses.
He said efforts by the president to alleviate poverty among the masses through various intervention programmes were being jeopardised by greedy and unpatriotic individuals.
He appealed to the president not to allow selfish individuals to drag his administration and the reputation he had built over the years to the mud.
“There is a need to genuinely fight corruption in the system, which will, in turn, renew the hope of the masses in this present administration.
“And that is why the president needs to continually engage in a financial integrity review of his cabinet members, who are his foot soldiers in the Renewed Hope Agenda.
“It obvious that Mr. President is passionate and committed in lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty and revitalising the economy through intervention programmes in various ministries, departments and agencies of government.
“But those who are not in tune with the president in growing the economy and minimising poverty are the ones who see position of authority as a means of enriching their pockets.
“And this kind of mentality is slowing down the impacts of the various poverty alleviation programmes on the masses,” he said.
Oyintiloye, however, commended the president for the establishment of a special presidential panel for the review and audit of existing framework and policy guidelines of the social investment programmes.
The APC chieftain, who noted that the establishment of the panel was a right step in checking fraudulent activities, said the level of corruption in the handling of the social investment programmes was heartbreaking and alarming.
Oyintiloye also said the ongoing reform in the Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Ministry for effective service delivery was commendable.
He said it was painful that the humanitarian ministry which was created to see to the welfare of the masses in the society had been turned to a money making venture for some heartless individuals.
Oyintiloye lamented that while the president was working assiduously in ensuring corruption is reduced to its barest minimum, some people were hell-bent to jeopardise his effort.
The APC chieftain said with avowed passion and commitment of the president to the welfare of the masses, Nigeria is on the path of greatness.