Federal government has inaugurated a committee on the implementation of the recommendations on the review of reports and White Papers on Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions popularly known as Oronsaye Report.
The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, inaugurated the Committee on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He stressed 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 across the governance value chain.
President Tinubu’s approval for the implementation of the Oronsaye Report is coming twelve years after the panel submitted its report and multiple attempts made at implementing its recommendations.
Members of the Committee are the Secretary to the Government the Federation; Attorney-general of the Federation/ Minister of Justice; Minister of Budget & Economic Planning and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
Others are the Special Adviser to the President, Policy and Coordination; Director-general of the Bureau of Public Service Reform; Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate); Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly (House of Representatives); Principal Secretary to the President and Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs Office.
The SGF outlined the general guidelines of the committee as follows: Review current mandates to understand the existing functions, responsibilities, and objectives outlined in the mandates of the agencies; identify redundancies and overlaps or conflicting objectives among the mandates of different organisational units; define strategic objectives to ensure the revised mandates align with the strategic objectives and priorities of the government; engage key stakeholders and gather input and feedback on the proposed revisions to the mandates; draft clear, concise, and actionable revised mandates for the organisations involved in the restructuring and ensure the revised mandates comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies governing government operations.
Others are obtain necessary approvals from relevant authorities for the revised mandates, effectively communicate the revised mandates to employees and stakeholders; implement the revised mandates effectively and monitor their implementation to identify any issues or challenges.
President Tinubu has given the committee a 12 week deadline to submit its report.
