President Bola Tinubu has directed the full implementation of the Oronsaye report, a comprehensive document outlining reforms within the public sector.
The report, issued in 2012, identified 541 federal government entities, including statutory and non-statutory parastatals, commissions, and agencies.
Following the Federal Executive Council (FEC) session on Monday, Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced Tinubu’s approval of certain reforms recommended in the Oronsaye report. These reforms aim to dissolve, merge, or reorganize various agencies to streamline governance costs.
Idris emphasized Tinubu’s decisive action in implementing the report, stating that several agencies and departments would undergo changes to enhance operational efficiency and reduce redundancy.
The Oronsaye report was initially submitted to the Jonathan administration in 2012, followed by the release of a white paper in 2014. Subsequently, the Buhari administration issued a second white paper in August 2022, but the report remained unimplemented.
However, the Tinubu administration has chosen to tackle the issue of high governance costs by initiating reforms based on the Oronsaye report. An eight-member committee has been tasked with ensuring that legislative amendments and administrative restructuring required for the reforms are completed within 12 weeks.
Despite enduring through successive administrations, the Oronsaye report’s recommendations will now see federal agencies either scrapped, merged, or relocated. A committee led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation will oversee the implementation process.
