Performance management: Buhari signs Executive Order 012

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja signed Executive Order 012 on Improving Performance Management, Coordination and Implementation of Presidential Priorities.

He did this at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Ministerial Performance Review Retreat.

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He said the Order would institutionalize a culture of accountability and transparency in the pursuit of good governance.

He said following discussions and recommendations, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development had been directed to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure the completion of all large-scale integrated Rice Processing Mills before the end of this administration.

“This will help our country to maintain sufficiency in the local production of rice as the ban on the importation of foreign rice will be sustained,” he said.

On electricity, Buhari said all hands must be on deck to ensure timely realization of the increase in electricity generation to 25,000 megawatts in six years.

He said the plan on electricity generation, through the partnership between the Federal Government of Nigeria and German Siemens AG, was on course as the first batch of the transformers has arrived Nigeria already.

The president also directed the Ministry of Transportation and relevant security agencies to ensure provision of maximum security along the railway corridors.

“We must ensure the safety of our rail users and strive to achieve the intended economic goals. We must at the same time ensure realizable schedules and first-class maintenance.

“Following the milestones recorded in the road sector, coupled with the innovative ways of funding road infrastructure, the Ministry of Works and Housing has been directed to compile a list of all completed roads, bridges and other infrastructure for commissioning before the end of this administration,” he said.

He directed the minister to facilitate and work with the Attorney-General of the Federation in transmitting the Federal Executive Council’s approved National Social Investment Programme Establishment Bill (2022) to the National Assembly.

This, he said, would ensure the sustainability of this important programme which leaves a lasting legacy for the vulnerable Nigerians by this administration.