Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume will chair the team on the implementation of the recommendations of the Orosanye Panel Report and White Paper on the Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions.
The team was inaugurated yesterday by the Federal Government, a statement by the Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Segun Imohiosen, confirmed 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’s approval for the implementation of the report is coming 12 years after the panel submitted its recommendation and multiple unsuccessful attempts by previous administrations.
In the Akume-led implementation Committee are: Attorney-General (AGF)/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.
