Buhari's Cost-Cutting Efforts Clash with Lawmakers' Proposed Expansion of Federal Agencies
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The Buhari administration recently approved implementation of the Orosanye report to reduce number of federal agencies from 541 to 161 to cut costs. However, National Assembly has introduced bills to establish 20 new agencies.
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If agencies are established it will add to existing bloated bureaucracy and defeat purpose of Orosanye report.
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Federal government claims merging and scrapping some agencies will save over N241 billion annually. However, National Assembly claims agencies are needed to serve people.
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Opposition PDP and CSOs accuse National Assembly of lacking ideas and innovativeness, claiming they endorse anything proposed by the Presidency without proper scrutiny.
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Analysts say successful implementation of Orosanye report requires synergy between executive and legislature which is currently lacking.