FG establishes panel to restructure parastatal boards

George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has established an ad hoc committee to assess the resumes of people who will replace board posts after President Bola Tinubu dissolves boards of agencies in June 2023.

Atiku Bagudu, the former governor of Kebbi State, and Abubakar Badaru, the former governor of Jigawa State, are co-chairing the ad hoc committee at the moment.

In accordance with the “renewed hope” agenda, our correspondent learned that the two ex-governors were collaborating to secure a prompt submission of names.

When the final list of candidates would be submitted is still unknown, according to a text from the SGF’s office, but Akume met with Bagudu and Badaru on Friday at his Abuja office.

Atiku Bagudu and Abubakar Badaru are the co-chairs of an ad hoc committee that the SGF established. Finally, the cabinet is in its proper location. Therefore, the creation of agency boards is currently the only holdup.

Through the SGF office, Tinubu had previously announced the resignation of the boards of the parastatals, institutions, agencies, and government-owned businesses.

14 agencies named in the third schedule, Part 1, Section 153(i), of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria were, however, exempted from the directions, according to a statement signed by Willie Bassey, spokesperson for the SGF office.

In order to exercise his constitutional authority and for the benefit of the public, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has authorised the immediate dissolution of the governing boards of all federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies.

However, the Boards, Commissions, and Councils specified in the Third Schedule, Part 1 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended (Section 153(i)) are unaffected by the dissolution.

“In light of this development and until new boards are established, the Chief Executive Officers of the Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies are directed to refer matters requiring the attention of their Boards to the President, through the Permanent Secretaries of their respective supervising Ministries and Offices.”