Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) has received reports on the restructuring and rationalisation of federal government Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions (PACs) and review of PACs.
Gatekeepers News reports that Mustapha on Tuesday received the reports of the two Committees inaugurated to provide a workable document on the review, restructuring, and rationalisation of federal government Parastatals, Agencies, and Commissions (PACs).
The SGF said “reforms are usually complex and tortuous to undertake but are necessary for the development of any nation and requires political commitment at the highest level to make them sustainable. Sustainable reforms are even more critical and necessary in the Public Service, especially as it is the face of government responsible for formulating, implementing, managing, and reviewing Government Policies, Programmes, Projects, and Initiatives for development.”
According to him, “President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to leaving a sustainable legacy and has demonstrated the highest political commitment, given tremendous support, and consistently pursued reforms in all sectors of the Nigerian Economy. Mr. President is also conscious of the fact that irrespective of reforms in the other sectors if that of the public sector is not sustainable and internalized, governance would remain far from delivering effective and efficient services to the people.”
Mustapha added that “The daily galloping recurrent expenditure which is 40.3% (N6.9Trillion) as against 31.9% (N5.471Trillion) for Capital expenditure in the year 2022 appropriation further places enormous burden on this administration to deal with the matter of cost of governance. As a matter of fact, the recent approval of increased Duty Tour Allowances makes it more compelling for the Federal Government to take urgent steps in cutting down on the cost of governance as a result of recurrent expenditure.
“The submission of your reports today gives us an opportunity to move quickly with concluding this almost ten years problem. Like the Petroleum Industry Act that took more than two decades to conclude, this administration will also conclude this and timely too before it becomes embroiled in other matters.
“Government receives the reports of these two committees. For the report of the Committee on the Review of the White Paper on restructuring and Rationalalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies and Commission submitted in 2014, your recommendations are noted and Government’s position would be made known as soon as possible. On the other hand, a White Paper Committee would be set up to review the report of the Committee on Parastatals, Agencies, and Commissions created between 2012 and October 2021.
The SGF while appreciating the committees for completing the assignment, assured that all outstanding actions to finalise the issue of restructuring and rationalisation would be addressed in the shortest possible time.
He further assured that he would do his best, with the support of relevant stakeholders to reduce any envisaged push-back from implementing their recommendations.
