Pres. Buhari Might Scrap Out 12 Ministries

Buhari might scrap 12 out of Nigeria’s 31
ministries in a bid to reduce the
country’s astronomical cost of
governance.
According to reports, President
Muhammadu Buhari might be planning to
retain only 19 of Nigeria’s 31 ministries.
Buhari might scrap 12 ministries in a
bid to reduce the country’s astronomical
cost of governance, The Guardian
reports.
Buhari, according to The Guardian, is
convinced that he would not be able to
deliver on promises made to Nigerians
without shedding the weight of the
federal bureaucracy and he number of
ministries and agencies of government
that consume more than 70 per cent of
the federal budget.
In the new arrangement, some ministries
might also be merged as follows:
Ministry of Interior (to include Police
Affairs)
Ministry of Transportation (to include
Works, Aviation, Railways, Waterways/
Transport
Agriculture & Water Resources, etc.
Ministry of Information, Youth
Development & Culture
Ministry of Trade, Investment &
Tourism, etc.
Some of the ministries which might be
scrapped include the Niger Delta
Ministry, which may be replaced with
the Ministry for Regional Development
and the ministries of Women Affairs
and Special Duties might also be
scrapped.
Buhari was sworn in on Friday, May 29,
2015.
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