Mr. Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, expressed his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to implement the Oronsaye Report on Wednesday. He conveyed his stance through a post on his social media handle in response to inquiries from his followers seeking clarification on his position regarding the matter.
Referring to his manifesto delivered during his presidential campaign at Harvard University on October 5, 2022, Obi reiterated his commitment to implementing the Oronsaye Report. He emphasized that the implementation of the report would represent a significant step forward for Nigeria.
Obi said, “Implementing the report is one of the best ways to make governance efficient, cost-effective, and productive.”
He also stated that being in an opposing party should not warrant “blind and thoughtless criticism whenever the Government makes the right decision.”
He went further to highlight the three major critical components of the Oronsaye report: “Drastically cutting the cost of governance; Eliminating the overlapping of responsibilities to ensure that responsibilities are appropriately domiciled, and increasing efficiency and effectiveness, which will increase productivity.”
Although he stated how beneficial this would be to Nigeria, Obi was also of the opinion that the Government should take extreme caution during the implementation as it would “have a direct effect on civil servants”, and that “a very deep understanding of operations of the Federal bureaucracy will be required to effectively implement the report.”
He advocated that the government must be ready to handle the effects of the decisions they make and provide solutions to prevent more people from diving into poverty.
Obi also advised the government to cut down the cost of governance and eliminate the bogus and needless wastage of scarce resources.
He stressed that more money should be used to tackle critical issues and areas like education, and health and bridging the gap between the rich and the poor.
DAILY POST recalls that President Tinubu on Monday directed that the Oronsaye Report be implemented.
Some agencies and parastatals of government will cease to exist when the report is fully implemented.
