By Chuks Oyema-Aziken
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume is to head the Committee on the implementation of the recommendations on the review of Oronsaye reports and White Papers on Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions.
Mr. Segun Imohiosen, Director, Information, OSGF disclosed this in a press release Thursday evening.
He said Akume himself inaugurated the Committee on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu where 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 SGF, Attorney General of the Federation/ Minister of Justice, Minister of Budget & Economic Planning, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and Special Adviser to the President, Policy & Coordination.
Others are the Director-General 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 committee with a 12 week deadline is to 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.
The committee is also to Draft clear, concise, and actionable revised mandates for the organisations involved in the restructuring; Ensure the revised mandates comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies governing government operations; Obtain necessary approvals from relevant authorities for the revised mandates; Effectively communicate the revised mandates to employees and stakeholders; and Implement the revised mandates effectively and monitor their implementation to identify any issues or challenges.
