{"id":107133,"date":"2023-08-21T16:17:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=107133"},"modified":"2023-08-21T16:17:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:17:35","slug":"tinubu-swears-in-ministers-vows-to-hold-them-accountable-for-standards-promised-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/tinubu-swears-in-ministers-vows-to-hold-them-accountable-for-standards-promised-nigerians\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu swears in ministers, vows to hold them accountable for standards promised Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu said he will hold newly sworn-in ministers accountable for the standards that Nigerians have been promised.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu made this known during his address to the ministers at the Conference Centre of the State House, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cI know you and I delegate this authority, but the greatest number of Nigerians are highly expectant of delivery, accountability, and transparency. Nigerians expect that you will act with integrity, dignity, and deliver. I will hold you to that standard we all promised Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about a great team, and I believe we have them here. It is a high honour to be chosen to serve as a minister in the Federal Executive Council of our beloved republic, and with such a high honour comes tremendous responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this moment of abundant promise and peril in equal measure, all of you who have been sworn in have been called to distinguish yourselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour assignment begins immediately. As your country honours you today with this call to service, you must each work to make your self worthy in the eyes of God and all our nation\u2019s people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour highest obligation is to restore public faith in government so that our people can once again believe that the right hands in government can be a positive force for transformation and a vehicle for the collective progress of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, 45 ministers were sworn into his cabinet, which had former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Festus Keyamo as Minister of Aviation amongst others<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu said he will hold newly sworn-in ministers accountable for the standards that Nigerians have been promised. 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