President Bola Tinubu on Monday dissolved the Governing Boards of all Federal Government parastatals, agencies, Institutions, and government-owned Companies.
Tinubu gave the directive in a statement through the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey.
The President however exempted boards commissions, and councils listed in the third schedule, part one section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Agencies and boards excluded by the order were the Nigeria Judicial Council, Code of Conduct Bureau; Council of State; Federal Character Commission; Federal Civil Service Commission; Independent National Electoral Commission; National Population Commission; Police Service Commission; and Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission are part of the agencies excluded from the directive.
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The statement read:
“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.”
According to Bassey, Permanent Secretaries were instructed to direct all correspondence to Tinubu since June 16.
He said:
“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, June 16, 2023.
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“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.”
