Buhari Set To Reduce Ministries From 42 To 19

The Presidency has revealed plans by President Muhammadu Buhari, to prune down the number of federal ministries from the current 42 to 19, in line with the avowed commitment to cut down the cost of governance and reduce wastage in government business.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, who gave the hinted to newsmen, yesterday, in Abuja, said the plan was in tandem with the philosophy of the present administration to reduce cost of governance, while diverting scarce resources to areas of critical need to fast track the development process of the country.
Shehu also said that the Presidency believes that it is the right way to go because the reduction of federal ministries was part of the recommendations of the Alhaji Ahmed Joda transition committee.
The senior special assistant stated that the President believes the reduction would save cost of governance and ensure proper coordination of duties and better service delivery.
The presidential spokesman, however, assured that there would be no job losses in the process of pruning the ministries, departments and parastatals, explaining that the process would be a very “painstaking thing” that would be done very carefully.
He told workers not to fear as the Buhari administration would not create unemployment, assuring that the president remained committed to his promise to create jobs.