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President Bola Tinubu celebrated his one-year in office on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. To commemorate the celebration, several activities took place, including commissioning of projects and change of the national anthem.
A major focus among Nigerians was his performance in the past one year, with analysts also examining how his ministers have fared so far.
Speaking on Channels TV's Politics Today, Johnson Kolawole, data/governance analyst; Bell Ihua, the executive director of the Africa Polling Institute; and Jide Ojo, a political analyst, rated the president's ministers.
The analysts listed the federal cabinet ministers and top performers in their rating.
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Below is the list of their top ten performing ministers:
Nyesom Wike, minister of the FCT
The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, was named by the analysts as the top-performing minister of Tinubu's cabinet in the last one year in office.
Wike, a former governor of Rivers state, has completed some abandoned projects in the country's capital, which the president commissioned on Wednesday.
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of internal affairs
The Ondo-born politician was rated by the analysts as the second best-performing minister under Tinubu's administration in the last year of the new administration.
The minister was rated for clearing over 200,000 passports from the ministry of internal affairs' backlog.
Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace economy
The senior advocate of Nigeria was rated among the top ten performing ministers of the president since 2023.
Keyamo served as a minister of state for labour under ex-president Muhammadu Buhari and was one of the spokespersons for Tinubu's campaign in the 2023 elections.
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Dave Umahi, minister of works
The immediate past governor of Ebonyi state was also rated as one of the best-performing ministers under Tinubu in the last 365 days of the new administration.
Umahi has been working on building concrete roads across the country and has been seen inspecting road projects at various sites.
The minister recently made headlines when the federal government awarded the Lagos to Calabar coastal highway.
Doris Uzoka, minister of trade and investment
The minister of trade and investment is a trained medical doctor and financial expert. The analysts also ranked her among top ministers appointed by Tinubu in the last one year.
Her ministry has instituted several grant schemes since she resumed the role of the minister of trade and investment.
Five other Tinubu's ministers rated high
Other Tinubu's five ministers rated high by the analysts are Atiku Bagudu, the minister of budget and national planning; Gboyega Oyetola, the minister of blue and marine economy; and Muhammed Ali-Pate, the minister of health.
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The remaining are Dele Alake, the minister of solid minerals and natural resources; and Bosun Tijani, the minister of communication and information technology.
Why Tinubu's ministers are rated
The programme host, Seun Okin, noted that Tinubu, on his resumption to office, told Nigerians not to pity him because he worked and begged to get the job and that he would perform better, giving Nigerians renewed hope.
The host added that the rating of the ministers was necessary since the president delegated some of his responsibilities to them.
Below is the video of analysts:
Tinubu urged to review his cabinet
Legit.ng earlier reported that Tinubu was urged to review members of his cabinet and make appointments based on merit.
Rilwan Olanrewaju, a PDP chieftain, made the call in an exclusive interview with Legit.ng about Tinubu's first year in office.
The PDP chieftain compared Tinubu's administration to former president Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, Musa Yar'Adua, and Olusegun Obasanjo.
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