VP inaugurated a committee to merge NIMET,NCAA and the rest

Vice President Namadi Sambo on Tuesday
inaugurated a special committee saddled with the
responsibility of implementing the White Paper on
the Steve Oronsaye-led Presidential Committee on
Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal
Government Parastatals, Commissions and
Agencies.
Prominent among the provisions of the White
Paper is the merger of the Nigerian Airspace
Management Agency, the Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency.
The committee chaired by the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Senator Pius
Anyim, is expected to exercise overall
responsibility for the implementation of the White
Paper and design guidelines, ensure effective
coordination and monitoring of the
implementation process.
The committee is also to supervise, consider and
decide on the recommendations of the four sub-
committees on the implementation of the White
Paper; and advise government on any other
matter(s) that would further facilitate the
achievement of the key objectives for the
restructuring.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice, Muhammed Adoke is the Vice
Chairman while the Director-General of the Bureau
of Public Service Reforms is the secretary of the
committee that has the Ministers of Aviation;
Education; Health; Industry, Trade and Investment,
Science and Technology; Tourism, Culture and
National Orientation, as well as the Chairman of
the Federal Civil Service Commission as
members.
Sambo, in his remarks, regretted that in recent
years, many parastatals have failed to live up to
expectations while many others have no clear
mandate.