After three weeks of consultations with
international and Nigeria’s political leaders,
President Muhammadu Buhari appears set to
effect major changes in the administration of the
country in a bid to translate the ‘change’ mantra
of his party into reality. To start with, the
President is said to have accepted the
recommendation of the transition committee he
raised a few weeks ago to slash the number of
ministries from the present 42 to 19 with a view
to saving cost and making them more effective
and responsive to the needs of Nigerians.

In the same vein, many of the ministries have
been merged to ensure proper coordination of
duties and ensure greater efficiency and service
delivery.

A source close to the Presidency told Sunday
Vanguard that the number of Federal Government
departments and agencies had also been trimmed
in line with the policy of the administration.
Effectively, it means that no fewer than 50 of
the MDAs that were not backed by relevant laws
might be scrapped and their staff moved into
relevant departments to save cost.

The Presidency source hinted,”But the point
being made is that relevant MDAs that will exist
under the present administration must be those
backed by laws.

“What that means is that the era of doing things
the wrong way to please certain persons in
positions of power is over.”

Shedding light on some of the ministries that had
been merged, the official pointed out that the
Ministry of Aviation and relevant agencies had
been subsumed with Inland Waterways and
associated agencies.

Similarly, the Ministry of Agriculture has been
merged with that of Water Resources under what
the Presidency source described as the
consolidation of larger ministries.

It was learnt that under the administration of
Buhari, only 19 ministers and 17 ministers of
state would operate as opposed to the previous
arrangement where there were at least 42.
It was further gathered that some ministries
would be run by senior ministers while others
would be manned by junior ministers to save cost.

On the fight against corruption, the source
disclosed to Sunday Vanguard that the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to be
merged with the Independent Corrupt Practices
Commission, ICPC, to tackle graft in a new way
that would be prompt, fearless and decisive.

Buhari, who travelled out of Abuja since
returning from the African Union meeting in
South Africa, late last week, is expected to join
his wife, Aisha, at the Presidential Villa, for the
first time after being sworn-in on May 29.

The wife had moved into the Villa on Thursday
ahead of the President to prepare the ground for
his formal assumption of work at the seat of
power. He has been operating from the Defence
House in the last three weeks.

A top source also said Buhari was expected to
make some key appointments this week so as to
get the machinery of his administration running.

The delay in naming the critical staff of his office
had forced some of his key loyalists to demand
that he acts fast to deliver the change he
promised Nigerians during the campaigns


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/buhari-to-merge-efcc-icpc-42-ministries-reduced-to-19/

That would be a good move. Good luck refused to something reasonable for reasons best known to him.

This need thorough scrutiny by academics abeg.
Knowing Buhari, he would merge "east and west Germany" and then scream shiit the next day. Lets hope "Osunbade" reads it before making the plan public.

Happy birthday to me

Good idea. They should be the federals, we need a State police.



01:52:08
Sun, Jun 21, 2015

The lesser, the easier to manage. Good move.

and dis is just 3weeks.....


una never see anything.....

Naija shall rise again.... (somebory on NL hate dis statement oh)

The much needed Change is here, people, brace yourselves!

sleekp1:
This need thorough scrutiny by academics abeg.
Knowing Buhari, he would merge "east and west Germany" and then scream shiit the next day. Lets hope "Osunbade" reads it before making the plan public.

Seriously? How old are you?

This dullard is merging two commissions to create more unmanned backstreets and dirty alleyways thru which graft dealers escape thru.A counter intuitive move done to win simple minds.

Mergers are not always the best- ask Wall Street CEO's about the many spinoffs from larger companies done to create smaller and nimbler companies able to respond to market dynamics.But that's too complex for a dullard to understand.

Gbam. One step at a time presido don't start too many project without proper planning we don't want to end up like osun state. Inbetween that a good step in reducing cost and atleast curbing bit of corruption from that part of our system

Bifwoli:
This dullard is merging two commissions to create more unmanned backstreets and dirty alleyways thru which graft dealers escape thru.A counter intuitive move done to win simple minds.

Mergers are not always the best- ask Wall Street CEO's about the many spinoffs from larger companies done to create smaller and nimbler companies able to respond to market dynamics.But that's too complex for a dullard to understand.

Waoh!!! You mean you had this in your ASS all this while

What point did you make?? We are talking cost cutting for effeciency & effectiveness, you are typing disjointed statements...

cost-cutting relationship

Bifwoli:
This dullard is merging two commissions to create more unmanned backstreets and dirty alleyways thru which graft dealers escape thru.A counter intuitive move done to win simple minds.

Mergers are not always the best- ask Wall Street CEO's about the many spinoffs from larger companies done to create smaller and nimbler companies able to respond to market dynamics.But that's too complex for a dullard to understand.

Read this 1million times and yu still wouldn't find any point.

As much as i believe in Buhari, I think he needs to be careful in merging these ministries. It will greatly reduce workforce and create another unemployment. I just hope non of the workers of the merging ministries will be sacked. I suggest they supervise the function of each ministry very well

jammani:


Read this 1million times and yu still wouldn't find any point.

That's bcoz you folks have simplistic minds unable to grasp complex issues, can't get the gist of an analysis or understand a simple analogy.Phew,Nigeria is truly in bad hands.

jammani:


Read this 1million times and yu still wouldn't find any point.

do you have to respond to attention seeking mad men?

Baba go slow

Bifwoli:
This dullard is merging two commissions to create more unmanned backstreets and dirty alleyways thru which graft dealers escape thru.A counter intuitive move done to win simple minds.

Mergers are not always the best- ask Wall Street CEO's about the many spinoffs from larger companies done to create smaller and nimbler companies able to respond to market dynamics.But that's too complex for a dullard to understand.

these are ministries dum-dum, not a business organisation....am I suppose to spell that out for you?