Tinubu dissolves boards of government parastatals, agencies, companies

The Nigeria’s President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has dissolved the boards of all federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies, but 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

Penpushing reports that the dissolution was contained in a statement on Monday by Willie Bassey, Director, and Information on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) from Press and Public Relations Department of the office

‘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”, the statement explained

‘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 statement added.

‘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’, Bassey wrote

‘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’, the statement said.

‘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’, Bassey emphasised.

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