March 08, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated an 11-member committee to implement the recommendations outlined in the Oronsaye report.
The President, at the last Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on February 26 in Abuja, gave his approval for the full implementation of the 800-page Stephen Oronsaye report, 12 years after the panel submitted its recommendation to the Federal Government.
The report focuses on the reorganisation and streamlining of government bodies, agencies, and commissions.
A statement by the Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Segun Imohiosen, said the 11-member team was inaugurated on Thursday.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, who inaugurated the team on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, restated that the implementation of the White Papers on the report, which would involve the merger, relocation, subsuming or scrapping of some parastatals, agencies and commissions, is aimed at reducing cost of governance and streamlining efficiency.
Members of the committee include: Sen. George Akume (SSG), Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi; the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu; the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan; and Hadiza Bala-Usman, who serves as the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination.
Others are Dr. Dasuki Arabi, Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reform; Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar-Gumel, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate); Hakeem Muri-Okunola, Principal Secretary to the President; Richard P. Pheelangwa, Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, and Ibrahim Olarenwaju.
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