A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Uche Nwosu, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the decision to implement the Steve Oronsaye report.
Nwosu, who is the President General of the Ugwumba Leadership Centre for Africa Development in a chat with reporters in Abuja argued that the decision to restructure Federal agencies, parastatals and commissions was in tandem with the quest to ensure good governance in the polity.
“That the President accepted the advice of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) is indicative of a cerebral and decisive leadership poised to return Nigeria on the path of growth by cutting the cost of governance,” he said.
“FEC’s decision is informed by the need to enhance efficiency in the Federal service and reduce the cost of governance, while also ensuring national growth, & development.
“I believe strongly that the President’s position would bring to an end, the delay in activating the spirit of the document which was submitted in 2012 to the Jonathan administration.
” In 2014, the Jonathan government released a white paper on the report. The Buhari administration, after re-examining the white paper, also released a second white paper in August 2022 but did not implement the report.
“Next, I expect the eight-man committee, which has a 12-week deadline to ensure that the necessary legislative amendments and administrative restructuring needed to implement the reforms are effected in an efficient manner, hits the ground running.
“No doubt, Nigeria operates one of the world’s most bloated federal civil service, and only visionary leadership in the class of President Tinubu could have faced the rhythm and taken the Bull by the horn to do what the FEC has recommended, in the interest of all.”
