Tinubu Sets Direction, Tunji-Ojo Drives Delivery – DG, BTO For PBAT

The Director-General of BTO for PBAT ’27 Support Group, Ogbeni Adojutelegan Adesuyi Gideon, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for giving the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the political latitude to implement reforms in the ministry.

Adojutelegan said the developments in the Ministry of Interior under Tunji-Ojo demonstrated that political appointments should ultimately be measured by performance and the ability to deliver tangible results to citizens.

According to him, Tunji-Ojo inherited longstanding challenges in passport administration, including a backlog of more than 200,000 applications, but moved to address the situation shortly after assuming office.

He said the subsequent drive toward automated and contactless passport processing represented a broader attempt to reduce bureaucratic bottlenecks and improve citizens’ experience with government services.

“Appointments matter, but performance matters more,” Adojutelegan said.

He added that the reforms at the Ministry of Interior should be viewed beyond passport administration because the ministry supervises agencies responsible for immigration, correctional services, civil defence and fire services.

“Modernising these sectors is far more than an administrative routine; it is an imperative directly tied to national security, public safety and effective statecraft,” he said.

Adojutelegan also praised President Tinubu for what he described as the confidence placed in Tunji-Ojo to lead a strategic ministry, saying the relationship between presidential policy direction and ministerial implementation was critical to the success of the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

“President Tinubu provides the mandate; BTO drives the delivery,” he said.

The BTO4PBAT chieftain, however, said the sustainability of the reforms would be the ultimate test of Tunji-Ojo’s tenure.

He noted that Nigeria had witnessed several reform initiatives that weakened after the departure of their principal champions, stressing that lasting institutional change should survive changes in political leadership.

“Political offices end, public applause fades, and headlines change. Institutions endure,” Adojutelegan said.

He argued that if the reforms introduced at the Ministry of Interior became permanently embedded in government systems, Tunji-Ojo’s legacy would extend beyond his ministerial tenure.

Adojutelegan said such institutionalisation would demonstrate that Nigerian public institutions could be made more efficient, responsive and citizen-focused.

His comments come amid continued political mobilisation by the BTO for PBAT ’27 movement, which has been promoting Tunji-Ojo’s record and President Tinubu’s administration ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group recently said it was targeting strong electoral support for Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State.

Adojutelegan maintained that the performance of government institutions should remain the principal yardstick for assessing leadership.

“Tinubu sets the direction. BTO drives execution. The Nigerian people experience the difference,” he said.