Executive Secretary, Transparency Advocacy International, Dr. Sam Obinna Nnodim, has cautioned the Federal government to avoid unnecessary duplication of agency, saying that the prevailing situation in the country calls for a thorough reappraisal of functional economic policies in a period of depression like this.
In a statement made available to journalists yesterday, Dr. Nnodim noted that one conspicuous draw back in effective and efficient service delivery in public institutions in the country is duplication or
overlapping functions of some ministries and agencies.
“It is in this regard that the ongoing legislative process intended to create a new paramilitary agency, the Peace Corps of Nigeria is, in our view, a contravention of President Buhari’s policy thrust and what the Oronsaye report set out to achieve. The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, are equipped to do the job for which the
corps is created,” he said.
He noted that the cost of governance in Nigeria has been ranked among the highest in the world. Adding that, the bloated bureaucracies created by the various arms of government, as if in competition, have unwittingly underdeveloped the country for many years.
He stated that the current economic downturn that the nation is experiencing makes the implementation of the Oronsaye report very urgent. ‘’This becomes even more pertinent as we recall that the 2016 fiscal
budget of N6.08 trillion is premised on an oil benchmark of $38 per barrel, N1.84 trillion borrowing, revenue projection of N3.86 trillion, deficit of N2.22 trillion and a Debt-to-Gross Domestic Product ratio of 2.16 per cent.
‘’The reality on ground in the nation calls for a fiscal philosophy that would vigorously tackle corruption, waste, inefficiency, poor governance and inequitable distribution of wealth.
‘’Cutting down the cost of governance and unnecessary wastage should be the focus of the federal …Read More
Source:: Nigerian Pilot
