Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, has hinted of President Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to prune down the number of federal ministries from the current 42 to 19.
The reduction of federal ministries was part of the recommendation of the Alhaji Ahmed Joda transition committee.
Shehu, stated that the President believes the reduction would save cost of governance and ensure proper coordination of duties and better service delivery.
It might interest you to know that in 1983 when Buhari was military Head of State in Nigeria, he administered the country with 15 ministers.
From all indications it seems there will be a replication of the 1983 era to the current dispensation.
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