Fed Govt Reaffirms No Job Loss Due to Implementation of the Oronsaye Report

The Federal Government has allayed fear of mass retrenchment in the implementation of the Oronsaye Report, which seeks to streamline government agencies and parastatals. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris gave the assurance on Wednesday at the fourth edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing Series. He said the government had no intention of retrenching workers or throwing people into the labour market but to reduce costs and improve efficiency in service delivery.  Idris said the implementation of the report, which had been on the shelf for about 11 years, was a clear demonstration of President Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to fiscal prudence and responsible governance by championing a comprehensive review of the government‘s commissions, agencies, and parastatals. He noted that the approval for the implementation of the Oronsaye Report, which followed a very careful review, was to ensure that essential services were not compromised and that the needs of the citizens were adequately catered for while putting the interests of the nation first and foremost.