Tinubu's Govt Abolished ICPC, NCDC, Others? Fact Emerges
- The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the restructuring of some agencies, parastatals and commissions
- A list of scrapped agencies did the rounds online recently with the ICPC and NCDC named among the agencies the FG allegedly abolished
- A fact-checking platform investigated the claim and shared its findings in a report published on Monday, April 29
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism in Nigeria.
FCT, Abuja - A message shared on the popular social networking platform, Facebook, claimed that the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has scrapped several agencies.
The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the Nigeria Communications Commission (NTA), and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), were listed among the organisations said to have been purportedly scrapped.
Source: Twitter
The post reads:
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“FG scrap FRCN, ICPC, NCDC, NCC, NTA, several others.”
Other social media posts echoed the claim here and here.
A fact-checking platform, Africa Check, recently investigated if it is true that the ICPC and others have been axed.
Following its scrutiny, Africa Check ruled that the listed agencies have not to be scrapped.
Read more about possible agency abolishment
- Oronsaye report: Peter Obi sends warning message as Tinubu orders implementation
- Orosanye report: FG releases official list of agencies to be merged, subsumed, relocated, scrapped
- Oronsaye report: FRSC, hajj commission other key agencies to be scrapped as Tinubu gives orders
- Senator Shehu Sani reacts as FEC approves implementation of Oronsaye report: “Workers will lose their jobs”
Tinubu's govt to scrap many agencies
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu is reportedly ready for the merger of some agencies in his move to cut down the cost of governance by his administration.
This is as the presidency announced the plan to implement the Steve Oronsaye panel report on restructuring and rationalising the agencies and parastatals of the federal government.
According to Bayo Onanuga, one of the spokespersons to President Tinubu, the Oronsaya panel report was done 12 years ago, and a white paper was issued two years later.
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Source: Legit.ng
