President Bola Tinubu yesterday dissolved the governing boards of all federal government’s parastatals, departments, agencies, institutions, and other state-owned companies.
A statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Willie Bassey, on Monday evening, said the chief executive officers of the affected agencies 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.
This effectively includes the boards of the NNPC Limited, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), and other agencies under the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
The statement reads further: “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 with 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.”
However, the statement clarified that the dissolution did not affect the boards, commissions and councils listed in the third schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution.
Those exempt include:
- Code of Conduct Bureau
- Council of State
- Federal Character Commission
- Federal Civil Service Commission
- Federal Judicial Service Commission
- Independent National Electoral Commission
- National Defence Council
- National Economic Council
- National Judicial Council
- National Population Commission
- National Security Council
- Nigeria Police Council
- Police Service Commission
- Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission
Consequently, all ministries, departments and agencies are to ensure compliance with the provision of this directive which took effect from Friday 16th June 2023.
