FG to Dissolve Boards of Federal Agencies, Parastatals Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja Acting under pressure from supporters pushing for political relevance, the federal government may have decided to dissolve the boards of federal agencies and parastatals, THISDAY has learnt.
However, because some of the positions are tenured, it is not certain how far it would be implemented, but there are strong indications that the Presidency may have given the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), the go-ahead
to dissolve and reconstitute the managements and boards of the agencies and parastatals. The green light to dissolve to board of parastatals has already alerted political lobbyists who are gearing up to be appointed in the event of the dissolution of the boards of the federal
parastatals. However, when contacted yesterday on the issue, the Director Information OSGF, Willie Bassey, said he was unaware of such presidential approval. There are about 42 agencies and parastatals directly under
the supervision of the OSGF, that directly help the government in the daily running of varying and specific, oversight and administrative functions. The dissolution of the boards is expected to help President Bola Tinubu to shape the agenda of his own administration.
Some senior civil servants who spoke to THISDAY last night, said that it would not be out of place for Tinubu to dissolve the boards of federal parastatals inherited from former President Continued on page 5
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Tinubu Asks Press to Hold Govt Accountable Hails new NGE officers
Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has charged the media to step up its constitutional responsibility of holding the government accountable to the citizenry, just
as he has congratulated the new President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Mr. Eze Anaba, and other elected officers of the professional body. The president, in a statement entitled: 'As journalism marches
on in the service of Nigeria', issued by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake, described the recent Biennial Convention of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) as an epochal
milestone in the evolution of the journalism profession in the country. According to him, the peaceful poll by the NGE is a clear signal to the larger society that elections devoid of bitterness and
unnecessary rancour can hold peacefully in Nigeria. He charged the media to step up its constitutional responsibility of holding the government accountable to the citizenry. President Tinubu also
promised to collaborate with the press in the task of realising the lofty ideas of developing the country. Tinubu congratulated the Continued on page 5
NJC Moves to Appoint Eight Justices of Supreme Court NBA gives lawyers Wednesday deadline to indicate interest Alex Enumah in Abuja with agency report Following the dwindling number of Supreme Court justices, the National Judicial Council (NJC) has started the process of appointing eight new ones to fill the apex court’s severely depleted bench, THISDAY has learnt. In line with this development, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), in an email he addressed to lawyers on Friday, urged interested and suitably qualified lawyers from the regions with openings on the Supreme Court bench to submit their expression of interest to the NBA secretariat in Abuja on or before 21 June. NJC is expected to fill the apex court’s bench to its full complement of 21 justices – a feat the court has never attained. The number of judges at Continued on page 5
ROYAL VISIT… L-R: The Elegushi of Ikate Kingdom, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi, Kusenla III; President Bola Tinubu; and the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, when the traditional rulers visited the president at the State House, Abuja... recently