After President Bola Tinubu dissolved agency boards in June 2023, George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, established a temporary committee. According to a report, this committee aims to assess the qualifications of potential candidates for board appointments.
The ad hoc committee is presently co-led by Atiku Bagudu, a former governor of Kebbi State, and Abubakar Badaru, a former governor of Jigawa State. These two former governors are collaborating closely to expedite the compilation of names, aiming for a prompt selection of new board members in alignment with the “renewed hope” agenda.
A statement from the SGF’s office revealed that Akume convened a meeting with Bagudu and Badaru on Friday in Abuja. However, the exact timeline for the submission of the final list of names remains unclear.
“An ad hoc committee was set up by the SGF and Atiku Bagudu and Abubakar Badaru are co-chairs. The cabinet is finally in place. So, the only delay now is the constitution of boards of agencies.”
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest.
“The dissolution does not, however, affect Boards, Commissions and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
“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.”
