Below are bodies not affected by the dissolution of Federal Government agencies and parastatals as approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Tinubu approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by Willie Bassey, Director, Information For Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Monday, 19th June 2023.
The statement also added that the dissolution does not, however, affect Boards, Commissions and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
Here are the agencies not affected: Section 153 (I) of the 1999 Constitution There shall be established for the Federation the following bodies, namely: (a) Code of Conduct Bureau; (b) Council of State; (c) Federal Character Commission; (d) Federal Civil Service Commission; (e) Federal Judicial Service Commission; (f) Independent National Electoral Commission; (g) National Defence Council; (h) National Economic Council; (i) National Judicial Council; (j) National Population Commission; (k) National Security Council; (l) Nigeria Police Council; (m) Police Service Commission; and (n) Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission All boards, agencies, institutions, government owned companies except the above dissolved with immediate effect.
