Tinubu working to reduce cost of governance – Onanuga

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said that President Bola Tinubu is working to reduce the cost of governance.

Onanuga said this in an interview on Wednesday night after Tinubu reshuffled the cabinet by scrapping some ministries while merging others.

The President also dismissed some ministers while he changed the portfolios of a few others with Onanuga saying that the administration is working to reduce the cost of governance.

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“The President will soon announce measures to reduce government expenditure, starting with the ministers,” Onanuga said.

“I don’t want to pre-empt the details, but the cuts will be significant to demonstrate the government’s seriousness in reducing the cost of governance.

“The government is aware of what’s required to address the country’s challenges. It’s not about the size of the government, but about having many competent hands to drive its agenda. You will hear announcements soon about how the government plans to cut the cost of running its affairs.”

He also said during the interview that feedback from Nigerians influenced the decision of President Tinubu to dismiss five ministers from his cabinet.

On Wednesday, Tinubu approved the reassignment of 10 ministers to new portfolios, sacked five and nominated seven new individuals, awaiting the confirmation of the Senate.

The President also renamed the Ministry of Niger Delta Development as the Ministry of Regional Development, scrapped the Ministry of Sports Development, and merged the Ministries of Tourism and Arts and Culture, forming the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy.

The ministers dismissed from their roles include the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye; Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John; Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman; Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim; and the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Gwarzo.