Oronsaye: FG Allays Fear, Says Nigerians Wouldn’t Lose Their Jobs

The Federal Government has allayed fear that some Nigerians will lose their jobs after the implementation of the Oronsaye Report.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, gave the assurance on Wednesday, in a statement signed by his media aide, Rabiu Ibrahim.

Osun Defender reports that President Bola Tinubu approved the implementation of some of its recommendations to reduce the cost of governance on Monday.

It means 29 government agencies will be merged, even as eight parastatals will be subsumed into eight other agencies.

Also, four agencies have been relocated to four various ministries, while one was earmarked for scrapping.

However, Idris clarified, “The whole idea is that the government wants to reduce costs and also improve efficiency in service delivery. It does not mean that the government is out to retrench workers or throw people into the labour market.”

The minister said the implementation of the report, was a clear demonstration of “President Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to fiscal prudence and responsible governance by championing a comprehensive review of the government‘s commissions, agencies, and parastatals.”

He added that the approval for the implementation of the Oronsaye Report, which followed a very careful review, was to ensure that essential services were not compromised.