The shape of government that will drive the change agenda of the
present administration is to be unfolded by President Muhammadu Buhari
as he inaugurates his cabinet tomorrow .
The President may formally announce a drastic reduction in the number of ministries from 39 to just 17 thus paving the way for an austere regime, which Would not allow waste and leakages to thrive.
Vanguard learnt that ahead of unfolding the new structure Wednesday, the president retired no fewer than 17 permanent secretaries from the employment of the government in line with the reduction in the number of ministries.
A source at the meeting with the president told Vanguard that Buhari made it clear to the permanent secretaries that his administration did not need more than half of the existing ministries.
According to the source, all permanent secretaries who had put in more than four years were dropped.
Similarly, those known to have questionable records of service were also not spared in the sweeping changes that were effected just after a valedictory meeting the permanent secretaries had with Buhari yesterday at the State House.
The drastic slash in the number of permanent secretaries is in line with the recommendations of the Ahmed Joda Transition Committee Report, which recommended that the Buhari administration should reduce the number of ministries and adopt cost-saving measures to revive the Nigerian economy.
The Joda Committee has recommended that existing ministries should be pruned to only 19 while some Ministries, Departments and agencies, MDAs, not covered by law in Nigeria, should be scrapped.
The President may formally announce a drastic reduction in the number of ministries from 39 to just 17 thus paving the way for an austere regime, which Would not allow waste and leakages to thrive.
Vanguard learnt that ahead of unfolding the new structure Wednesday, the president retired no fewer than 17 permanent secretaries from the employment of the government in line with the reduction in the number of ministries.
A source at the meeting with the president told Vanguard that Buhari made it clear to the permanent secretaries that his administration did not need more than half of the existing ministries.
According to the source, all permanent secretaries who had put in more than four years were dropped.
Similarly, those known to have questionable records of service were also not spared in the sweeping changes that were effected just after a valedictory meeting the permanent secretaries had with Buhari yesterday at the State House.
The drastic slash in the number of permanent secretaries is in line with the recommendations of the Ahmed Joda Transition Committee Report, which recommended that the Buhari administration should reduce the number of ministries and adopt cost-saving measures to revive the Nigerian economy.
The Joda Committee has recommended that existing ministries should be pruned to only 19 while some Ministries, Departments and agencies, MDAs, not covered by law in Nigeria, should be scrapped.
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