Oronsaye Panel

Question 1

Why Was the Panel Created?

Answer 1

Too many agencies, parastatals and commissions not being efficient and sucking up money

Question 2

in 2011, then-President Goodluck Jonathan set up the Oronsaye Panel, officially known as

Answer 2

the Presidential Committee on Restructuring and Rationalization of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions, and Agencies.

Question 3

led by Stephen Oronsaye, tasked with…

Answer 3

Reducing the cost of governance

Merging or scrapping agencies with duplicate functions.

Improving efficiency

Question 4

Key findings

Answer 4

541 federal..

government was spending too much on salaries and running costs, leaving little for actual development.

Agencies were not coordinated,

created for political reasons, not because they were truly needed.

bureaucracy was slowing down governance—too many agencies meant slow decision-

Question 5

Recommendations

Answer 5

Merging Agencies with Similar Functions
ICPC, EFCC and CCB should be merged into one with other ones (broadcasting corporation)

2) scrapping out irrelevant agencies

Question 6

Benefits

Answer 6

Save Billions of Naira

Make Government More Efficient

Reduce Corruption

Improve Service Delivery

Question 7

Current Status

Answer 7

2012, different governments have ignored or partially implemented the report

Question 8

More details on current status

Answer 8

Goodluck Jonathan- didn’t implement

Muhammadu Buhari - promised to adopt, but only implemented some in 2020.

Bola Tinubu- has plans to implement it (he recently revived discussions)