President Bola Tinubu has issued a sweeping directive for the full execution of the Oronsaye report, which would lead to the merging, scrapping, and relocation of multiple government agencies.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this significant development to State House Correspondents following Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
“So in a very bold move today, this administration, under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, consistent again with his courage to take very far-reaching decisions in the interest of Nigeria, has taken a decision to implement the so-called Oronsaye Report.
“Now, what that means is that a number of agencies, commissions, and some departments have actually been scrapped. Some have been modified, and marked while others have been subsumed. Others, of course, have also been moved from some ministries to others where the government feels they will operate better,” said Idris, who underscored the administration’s commitment to decisive actions for Nigeria’s benefit.
Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Mrs. Hadiza Bala-Usman, further revealed that a committee has been appointed to oversee the mergers, scrappings, and relocations within a 12-week timeframe.
The Oronsaye report, submitted in 2012, highlighted the existence of 541 Federal Government parastatals, commissions, and agencies, both statutory and non-statutory.
It recommended significant reforms, including slashing the number of statutory agencies from 263 to 161 and merging top anti-corruption agencies.
If fully implemented, an analysis by The Punch suggests the government could save over N241 billion, offering a potential boon to Nigeria’s economy. Stay tuned for more details on this unfolding development.
