The Federal Government has debunked reports that it has set up an adhoc committee for the reconstitution of boards and parastatals.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Senator George Akume disclosed this in a statement yesterday in Abuja.
He said the media report (not The Tide) was purely the figment of the imagination of the reporter.
“The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, CON, wishes to state clearly that there is no truth in the story as published…neither has government set up any ad-hoc committee as alleged to review the resumes of individuals who would fill such board appointments as stated in the said publication.
“The visit of the two former Governors of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu and Jigawa State, Abubakar Badaru, to his office on Friday had nothing to do with such adhoc committee. It has everything to do with their recent appointment as Ministers.
“Also, the reporter inaccurately quoted the Spokesperson of the OSGF as indicating that 14 agencies were stipulated to have been exempted. Whereas, the release in question at the time only received the President’s approval for two agencies- National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration & Control (NAFDAC).
“In order to avoid inaccurate reporting, SGF admonishes media personnel to always cross-check information directly from authorized persons in his office rather than depending on some social media reports which may be inaccurate”, the OSGF statement added.
A newspaper (not The Tide) had reported that the SGF had set up an ad hoc committee to review the resumes of individuals who will fill board appointments in various parastatals following the dissolution of boards of agencies by President Bola Tinubu in June 2023.
Recall that President Tinubu had announced the dissolution of boards of the Federal Government’s parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies through the office of the SGF in June.
A statement signed by Willie Bassey, spokesperson to the SGF office had read, “14 agencies listed in the third schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i), of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria were, however, exempted from the directives.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest.
“The dissolution does not, however, affect Boards, Commissions and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
“In view of this development and until such a time new boards are constituted, 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 supervisory Ministries and Offices.”