Tinubu dissolves boards of government agencies, parastatals, others

President Bola Tinubu on Monday dissolved governing boards of all the Federal Government’s parastatals and agencies in the country.

The Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, confirmed the development in a statement in Abuja.

He, however, said the decision did not affect boards, commissions, and councils listed in the third schedule, Part 1, section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution.

The entities listed under the Part 1, section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution are – the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Council of State, Federal Character Commission, Federal Civil Service Commission, Federal Judicial Service Commission, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and National Defence Council.

Others are the National Economic Council (NEC), National Judicial Council (NJC), National Population Commission (NPC), National Security Council, Nigeria Police Council (NPC), Police Service Commission (PSC), and Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

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The president also directed the chief executive officers of the affected agencies to refer matters requiring the attention of their boards to his office through the permanent secretaries in their various ministries.

The statement read: “Permanent secretaries are directed, also, to route such correspondences to Mr. President through the office of the secretary to the government of the federation. Consequently, all ministries, departments, and agencies are to ensure compliance with the provision of this directive which took effect from Friday 16th June 2023.

“Permanent secretaries are particularly directed to inform the chief executive officers of the affected agencies under the supervision of their respective ministries/offices for immediate compliance.”

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