President Tinubu approved the implementation of the report 12 years after it was submitted by the panel and after multiple unsuccessful attempts by previous administrations
George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has been appointed as the chairman of the team responsible for implementing the recommendations of the Orosanye Panel Report and White Paper on the Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions.
The Federal Government inaugurated the team yesterday, as confirmed in a statement by the Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Segun Imohiosen, last night.
Senator, Akume, who inaugurated the team on behalf of President Bola Ahmed 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.
President Tinubu approved the implementation of the report 12 years after it was submitted by the panel and after multiple unsuccessful attempts by previous administrations.
The Akume-led Implementation Committee comprises of several notable individuals, including the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu; Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan; and Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hajia Hadiza Bala Usman.
