‘Renewed Hope’ Agenda Shifts Gear As Tinubu Sacks Ministries, Departments, Agencies Boards

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has continued to move fast towards accomplishing his “Renewed Hope” campaign promises as he announced the dissolution of the governing board of most federal ministries, departments and agencies ( MDAs), with a view to reconstituting them with fresh hands.

The dissolution was announced via a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The statement reads in full:

PRESS RELEASE

PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU APPROVES DISSOLUTION OF BOARDS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS, AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT-OWNED COMPANIES

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, 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.

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 to 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.

-Signed-

Willie Bassey
Director, Information
For: Secretary to the Government of the Federation


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