220 federal agencies, others to go

[TheNation]

There were indications yesterday that 220 Federal Government's parastatals, agencies and commissions may be scrapped in the ongoing restructuring and rationalisation of the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

Addressing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati said the White Paper Drafting Committee accepted 321 of the 541 federal parastatals, commissions and agencies recommended by the Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions.

The commission was headed by a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Steven Oronsaye.

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[Folami David]

Goodluck Jonathan's administration has a lot to offer so we all should just expect more. That is simply the case right about now.