Indeed President Ernest Koroma has again shown his tenacity of inconsistence last week when he summoned all his ministers to the State House to disrobe them of virtue.

Some of them will surely lose the respect and reverence they have fought to project and defend all their lives.

Each of President Koroma's ministers appeared like school pupils before their head teacher. But most people believe that almost half of the president's cabinet ministers have the ability to perform well in his capacity.

For unity sake, President Koroma got the support of his colleagues to lead the nation. Is he now the omnipotent? He appears like a colossal while his petty minister's walk under him.

Most people believe that the convening of all ministers at the State House and the manner in which they were treated shows that President Koroma is seemingly becoming a dictator.

Others strongly believe that there is a big cleavage in the President's ruling. President Koroma has thrown so much pandemonium among these ministers.

The country itself is now in panic. But the questions that are begging for answers are: does President Koroma meet with his cabinet? If so, how often? Has he not spoken to his co-workers during cabinet meeting of the set bars? Why embarrass them?

Most ministers are now afraid that they may be lynched by vicious desperate Sierra Leoneans because they have been sold to the populace by the president because of not meeting their expectations.

Has the President never delayed in delivering promises to his family or friends? Some delays in delivery are inevitable, Mr. President.

Upon President Koroma's return from one of his Bumbuna trips, an Agenda for Change was proposed in order to accelerate the dreams of the President for the people of Sierra Leone.

An agenda to scale ministers was introduced with time bound. This has not yielded the expected dividend. But are ministers really free to perform their jobs?

Certainly, the President has not been appreciating the ministers. The president's pronouncement of non-performance by his ministers in public is a disgrace to the honourable men of the state.

According to the president, in six weeks time, he expects all ministers to score high marks or show them the way to the door. Will people be able to perform their best?

All the remaining time will be spent on lobbying the President and his close associates. Who will survive the storm? People think the President needs to accentuate the last budget. How much was allocated to each ministry? Where is the political will for change?

Surely, Afsatu Kabba shall have to top the chart for lighting Freetown. But most people believe it is wrong and unacceptable. First, there was the political will to rejuvenate the energy sector. Half of the national budget was pumped into the energy ministry.

Millions of dollars of donor money was directed to the provision of light. President Koroma had the political will to effect a change in the energy sector. President Koroma laid so many premiums on the supply of electricity to the city.

But how much was invested in the ministries of tourism and culture, agriculture, education, marine resources and health? All these crucial ministries were marginalized just to fulfill the political will of the president.

In fact, the agriculture minister has always expressed anger that the government neglected the ministry - a pivoting point for the stability of the nation.

What is the president's effort to ensure that the agriculture minister gets the 1,000 and more tractors needed to till the land in the face of global food shortage?

Of course, it is clear that the health ministry has been in shambles. Does the president expect the health ministry to produce results to the expectation of the people in just one year? How many doctors and qualified nurses do we have in the country? Did the president consider the illiteracy rate in the country?

Over 65% of the populace are illiterates and do not understand the importance of environmental science. All doctors and nurses are disgruntled for low wages. This tells you they are not performing their best- whose fault is it, the minister?

All the good medics have left the country long time ago. Thanks to the few that have expressed empathy for the dying people by staying around to take home meagre sums.

The president should be rational in exercising his veto power. Resources are so inadequate that one should not expect excellent performance.

Mr. President should think about the prevailing condition of our economy before launching his pad of disgrace for those he disliked. President Koroma is now faced with the problem of fulfilling his political promises of a social change to the people.

Politicians should learn in Africa by now that political promises of social provisions have fomented tension and very serious blame heaped on politicians for not fulfilling their promises.

In a case, Dr. Dennis Sandy of the Economics department at FBC once said at a public budget management seminar at Santano House that politicians should make promises based on what the local budget purse contains. But politicians just go about making flamboyant promises that are far-fetched or not within their reach.

The fact is, the country is not producing much. We lack both human and material resources.

Again, marine resources ministry is one of the little known ministries. Fish has never flourished in our markets ever since I have become a man. Does the state own any fishing boat or trawler? Marine business is left in the hands of unscrupulous foreign investors whose aim is to reap the nation and its people and siphon benefits to parent countries.

What will happen if foreign trawlers investors are stopped from ravaging our coast line? Definitely there will be no fish in the markets. But it is expected that the president should give the political will to Sierra Leoneans for them to invest in marine. Little resources have been pumped into marine for us to expect the magic.

Finance and development ministry will never perform leaving behind trade and industry and education ministries. These are closely related. There has been a breakdown in the educational sector. Academic infrastructures were destroyed during the war. Thanks to the SLPP government for erecting school structures to almost all remote villages in the country.

But it has never ameliorated the educational woe. Check with Public Expenditure Tracking Survey at the ministry of finance, Mr. President, and they will tell you that education is porous in the country. Teachers and lecturers have left the country in search of greener pastures while those left behind are ready to abandon the classroom the moment the necessity arise.

The salary of teachers is nothing to write home about -poor housing, health, food and transportation problems have hampered their performance. Frankly, the minister has no blame in this. The president can go ahead and sack him but teachers' problem will remain if there is no political will from the president.

What has caught the attention of political pundits over the president's threat of reshuffle of his cabinet is the unemployment rate in the country. The president will continue sacking employment and social security ministers because thousands of youth are wallowing in parks, ghettos and the diamond areas to eke out a living.

How much power does the government have to employ now? Where are the industries that would employ the youths? It is ridiculous that President Koroma intends to make his colleagues scapegoats. It is good for us to face the reality of things. The truth should be said to the people.

There is an exception with the mineral resources ministry. Mines minister has been an impediment to progress. He has deliberately tied down the hands of investors who refuse to dance to his whims and caprices. The Koidu Holdings issue is still a bottleneck that needs to be properly trashed.

The way the mines minister mingled with London Mining Company, Shankill and African Minerals has left many people bitter. Clearance should have been given to these companies to kick start operations so that employment will be created. Rumours of bribery and corruption now stink within the mines ministry.

President 'Captain' Koroma's speech at the State House left most people in a limbo. Is the president thinking of downsizing his cabinet? Because if the president speaks of offloading his boat during turbulence at sea, will he replace the thrown cargoes in the midst of heavy storm? No!

Logically the boat will not entertain any other load or else, it will capsize as the weather is stormy. This is most people's understanding. We are expecting a downsizing of cabinet ministers in this time of storm as proclaimed by Captain Koroma. Nothing fresh should be added.

President Koroma should stop the flip flop. It is difficult to assess in one year. The president gave himself three years for judgement yet he is ready to disgrace his men in just a year in office.

Development hinges on the political will of the president. Works minister cannot construct roads in just seven months in office, let alone housing minister providing low-cost housing for the impoverished people in seven months. Mr. President should think and stop threatening his colleagues.

Conducive atmosphere should be created where people will manifest their potentials. The cabinet should plan for the nation not necessarily what the people of Abacha Street want.

Others believe the President wants to bring more of his friends, who contributed to making him what he is today, to the cabinet.