Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has reportedly ordered the dissolution of all managements and boards of federal ministries, agencies and parastatals.
According to a report by THEWILL, the Friday directed the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), to dissolve the Managements and Boards.
The report said multiple senior government sources with knowledge of the development, told the paper that the shake up will affect all political appointments made by the outgone president Muhammadu Buhari’ administration.
“A formal announcement is imminent… It will happen in days, not even a week. It will be made public any moment from now. The highest ranking civil servant will temporarily supervise the various agencies, pending the announcement of a new Management and Board”, one of the sources said anonymously,” the report quoted a source as saying.
It added that the dissolution and replacement of the managements and boards will allow President Tinubu, who assumed office on May 29, 2023, make his own appointments and further consolidate his grip on power