While assuring of implementation of the recommendations of the report, Mustapha reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari’s desire to restructure the public service in order to ensure efficiency
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily– The Federal Government has received the Draft White Paper on Orosanye reports.
It was presented to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, by Head of the committee on Restructuring/rationalisation of Federal Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions created between 2012 and 2021, Mrs Ebele Okeke, a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
The SGF commended the committee for the completion of the assignment within its six- week time line.
While assuring of implementation of the recommendations of the report, Mustapha reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari’s desire to restructure the public service in order to ensure efficiency, as expressed recently interacted with the Association of Senior Civil Servants.
He said: “I have no doubt in my mind that the knowledge, experience and expertise members brought to bear in the cause of the assignment, would guide the Federal Government in addressing the high cost of governance and other associated problems.
“I am pleased to receive the report of the Engr. Ebele Okeke Committee that was constituted to draft a White Paper on the Amal Pepple Committee report on new Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions created between 2012 and 2021.
“This is a further demonstration of the Federal Government’s commitment to reposition the Public Service for effective service delivery. ”
He added that the president has assured of his government’s commitment to the improvement of the condition of the service and therefore, some of the recommendations by the white paper drafting committee would be considered as “low hanging fruits that would be implemented immediately after approval.”
The SGF stressed the Federal Government’s concern over the high cost of governance in Nigeria amidst revenue challenges.
Presenting the paper, Mrs Ebele Okeke thanked President Buhari and the SGF for finding the committee members capable of undertaking the task.
Okeke said in carrying out the assignment, the committee took the current economic challenges and the requirement for government to utilise resources more efficiently in order to reduce cost of governance into consideration.
Going further, she added that they also considered the need to develop diverse sources of revenue for government, as well as encourage some agencies of government to be self-funding, the principle of building strong institutions to guarantee service delivery to the populace.
“The committee had also considered the imperative to grow the economy, create employment and stay on the critical path to achieve development objectives,” she said.