Reports according to Guardian Newspaper has it that the newly inaugurated Nigeria President, President Muhammadu Buhari, might be planning to scrap 12 out of the 31 existing Federal ministries to retain only 19.

According to the report, the effort is to reduce the country's astronomical cost of governance. The President claims for him to deliver all the promises he made during his campaign, he needs to scrap some ministries and merge some. He claims the running cost for some of the existing ministries is financial consuming.

Below is the list of ministries that might be merged,

Ministry of Interior (to include Police Affairs)

Ministry of Transportation (to include Works, Aviation, Railways, Waterways/Transport

Ministry Agriculture & Water Resources, etc.

Ministry of Information, Youth Development & Culture

Ministry of Trade, Investment & Tourism, etc.

Some of the ministries which might be affected by the decision includes:

The Niger Delta Ministry. ( To be replaced with the Ministry for Regional Development)

The ministries of Women Affairs and Special Duties according to the report might also be scrapped.
Dehinbo Odunayo Francis

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