Why the Federal Government has not yet implemented the Oronsayi Report – Gbajabiamila

The Chief of Staff denied suggestions that the report had been hushed up or ignored.
Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has explained why the Federal Government has not yet implemented the Steve Oronsayi Report.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday after a visit to the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) headquarters in Abuja, Gbajabiamila said the Federal Government was considering all necessary measures to ensure smooth implementation of the policy.

The Chief of Staff also denied suggestions that the report had been hushed up or ignored.
However, he added that no timetable has yet been set for the implementation of the Oronsayi Report. To recall, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) chaired by President Bola Tinubu in February approved the full implementation of the Oronseyi report to consolidate some parastatals, agencies and commissions while absorbing, abolishing or transferring others.

The government also set up an eight-member committee to make recommendations on consolidation and transfer within 12 weeks.
However, six months on, the report has yet to be implemented.

The Oronseyi report aims to reduce the cost of governance and optimize efficiency across the government value chain. Origins

In 2011, then President Goodluck Jonathan established the Presidential Committee on Restructuring and Rationalization of Federal Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies with Steve Oronseyi as chairman.

On April 16, 2012, the committee submitted an 800-page report, identifying duplications in government agencies that, among other things, lead to unnecessary expenditure.

The report stated that there were 541 parastatals, boards and authorities, and recommended reducing 263 of these authorities to 161, abolishing 38 authorities and merging 52 authorities.