Oronsaye Report: New MDAs, Proposed Agencies May Delay Implementation

 Oronsaye Report: New MDAs, Proposed Agencies May Delay Implementation

Despite pledging to implement the Oronsaye Report to streamline governance and cut costs, the Tinubu administration has created at least six new ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) and is considering 50 more, potentially hindering the report's execution.

The Oronsaye Report, submitted in 2011, recommended reducing 263 statutory agencies to 161, abolishing 38 agencies, merging 52, and converting 14 into ministerial departments. However, successive administrations, including Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari, failed to fully implement it.

While the Tinubu administration announced its commitment to the report in February 2024, it has since established agencies such as the Ministry of Livestock Resources, four regional development commissions, and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund.

Additionally, over 50 bills for new agencies have been introduced in the National Assembly, including proposals for a Mining Development Bank, Police Pension Board, and National Food Reserve Agency, further expanding government institutions.

Government officials, including Minister of Information Mohammed Idris and Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, have stated that the restructuring process is ongoing, though no exact timeline for implementation has been provided.