Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has taken a significant step in streamlining the federal bureaucracy by forming a committee to implement reforms based on the Oronsaye Report. This report, issued in 2012, outlined key recommendations for restructuring the public sector, to enhance efficiency and reduce redundancy.
Ten Key Points
1. President Tinubu established a committee to implement reforms based on the Oronsaye Report.
2. The Oronsaye Report, released in 2012, identifies 541 Federal Government parastatals, commissions, and agencies.
3. A Presidential Committee led by Stephen Oronsaye was formed in 2011 for restructuring and rationalisation.
4. The comprehensive 800-page report recommends reducing statutory agencies from 263 to 161.
5. It proposes the elimination of 38 agencies, merging 52, and transferring 14 to different ministries as departments.
6. The National Salaries and Wages Commission’s legislation is recommended for revocation, with responsibilities transferred to the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Responsibility Commission.
7. The report advocates for the consolidation of the leading anti-corruption entities: EFCC, ICPC, and the Code of Conduct Bureau.
8. Former president Goodluck Jonathan initiated the committee on restructuring a year before the Oronsaye Report.
9. The restructuring process outlined in the report is expected to be completed within a 12-week timeframe.
10. The overall objective is to enhance efficiency, reduce redundancy, and improve the overall functionality of the federal bureaucracy.
