Oronsaye report cannot override our verdict on merger of companies, parastatals – Reps panel

The Home of Representatives has stated the Stephen Oronsaye Committee report on restructuring and rationalisation of the federal authorities parastatals, commissions and companies can not override its verdict.

The Home Advert hoc Committee Chairperson on the Restructuring of Authorities Companies, Parastatals and Fee, Ibrahim Isiaka, stated this on the public listening to in Abuja on Wednesday.

The report, popularly often called the ‘Oronsaye Report,” was first issued in 2012 and sought to scale back the variety of departments and companies of the federal authorities.

Mr Isiaka allayed fears being expressed by some companies, including that there was nothing to worry within the restructuring as proposed by the white paper on the Oronsaye report.

He stated the committee wouldn’t act with out going via due course of, saying, “We’re not going to scrape your head behind you.”

Based on him, regardless of the white paper says, the one establishment that may tamper with the scrapping of any company, parastatals, or fee is the Nationwide Meeting, which is by an act of parliament.

Mr Isiaka stated there could be suggestions however added that it should come via parliament.

He assured a number of the companies, commissions and parastatals that the lawmakers would deal with each doc justly.

Based on him, in any space we have now to ascertain, we are going to and the place we have to enact a legislation we are going to try this.

The committee assured the companies of a good listening to, stating, “We are going to invite all organisations the place you should have the chance to talk.”

“We assured you that lots of the fears you’re entertaining concerning shedding employees, we won’t enable that and look into your doc.”

President Bola Tinubu issued a directive to implement the long-held Oronsaye Committee report, which he described as his authorities’s transfer to chop the price of governance.

The Federal Government Council accredited the complete implementation of the Oronsaye Report on 26 February.

The Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation, George Akume, inaugurated an eight-member Committee on 7 March.

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The committee was saddled to implement suggestions within the report inside 12 weeks.

In the meantime, the Nationwide President of the Administrators Guild of Nigeria and Chairman of the Federation of Registered Nollywood Guilds and Affiliation, Okhai Ajingi, referred to as for preserving Nigeria Movie and Video Censored Board autonomy.

He stated that this may safeguard the way forward for Nollywood, which he described as an important cultural and financial asset.

“By upholding the NFCVB’s independence, the committee can be certain that Nigeria cinema thrives, entertains and conjures up audiences domestically and internationally.

(NAN)