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Oronsaye Report: FG scraps UTME, NECO,NAPEP, Others by U09ce: 6:26am On Apr 03, 2013 |
Following the recommendations of the presidential committee on the rationalisation and restructuring of its parastatals, headed by Mr. Stephen Oronsaye, the federal government has finally approved the scrapping of some of its agencies. LEADERSHIP can authoritatively reveal that the agencies pencilled down to be scrapped include the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE), National Examinations Council (NECO), Public Complaints Commission, and National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP), among others. Dependable sources close to the committee confirmed that the decision was taken at a meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President Namadi Sambo and some presidential aides, who met twice at the presidential villa. They were said to have acted based on the advice of the White Paper Committee set up by the president to look into the report. The Orosanye-led committee had in its recommendation, which it presented to the president in April last year, asked Jonathan to scrap 38 agencies, merge 52 and the revert 14 others to departments in the ministries from which they were created. It said this was in response for calls by Nigerians to cut cost of governance as it will save the country over N862billion between 2012 and 2015 and eliminate duplication of functions. Also, the Public Complaints Commission, it was learnt, is to be merged with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) , while NAPEP will also be scrapped and be replaced the National Agency for Job Creation and Empowerment. One of the sources who spoke to LEADERSHIP on condition of anonymity last night revealed that Jonathan had also, at the meeting, approved that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) should take over the functions, including all infrastructure, of NECO which ceases to exist henceforth. The source said, “WAEC would now conduct two external examinations in a year, with one done in January while the second would be conducted in November of every year.” The scrapping of the UTME, he added, would entail that every university in the country would now conduct their own admission examinations for students, while the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will act as regulating body and the clearing house in ensuring compliance to standards. The source said: “The process will be modelled along the line of Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS), the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry to higher education in the United Kingdom. “Individual university will now do its own examinations and admissions. If you want to apply to a university, you do so but in order not to have a situation where one person gets multiple admissions, JAMB acts a clearing house to free up spaces. All the universities are free now to admit students.” LEADERSHIP also gathered that, worried over the system’s inability to promote merit when admitting applicants into the universities in the country, government had no choice but to take the action with a view to “ensure that the best students go to the best universities.” |
Re: Oronsaye Report: FG scraps UTME, NECO,NAPEP, Others by leonaidas(m): 6:47am On Apr 03, 2013 |
Good one! |
Re: Oronsaye Report: FG scraps UTME, NECO,NAPEP, Others by seunfly: 7:16am On Apr 03, 2013 |
leonaidas: Good one!good one ke! What about the jobs that will be lost? Government should try to scrap corrucption first and free up fund trap in that area b4 going after harmless peaple. 1 Like |
Re: Oronsaye Report: FG scraps UTME, NECO,NAPEP, Others by taharqa: 7:41am On Apr 03, 2013 |
Very, very GOOD moves. Oronsaye's report bn implementd at last.... GEJ is becoming the leada who wud reduce d unnecessary Bureaucracy and high Cost of Governance in an Effective way in Nigeria. He had bn reducing d Cost of Governance, and this IF true, wud even escalate dat decrease significantly with time. Good job, Mr President |
Re: Oronsaye Report: FG scraps UTME, NECO,NAPEP, Others by seanet01: 7:54am On Apr 03, 2013 |
taharqa: Very, very GOOD moves. Oronsaye's report bn implementd at last.... GEJ is becoming the leada who wud reduce d unnecessary Bureaucracy and high Cost of Governance in an Effective way in Nigeria. He had bn reducing d Cost of Governance, and this IF true, wud even escalate dat decrease significantly with time. Good job, Mr PresidentYou know what? This are really good moves which should be commended but GEJ will disappoint us as usual. Not cynical but just what pdp and GEJ are noted for. |
Re: Oronsaye Report: FG scraps UTME, NECO,NAPEP, Others by Goddex: 8:32am On Apr 03, 2013 |
taharqa: Very, very GOOD moves. Oronsaye's report bn implementd at last.... GEJ is becoming the leada who wud reduce d unnecessary Bureaucracy and high Cost of Governance in an Effective way in Nigeria. He had bn reducing d Cost of Governance, and this IF true, wud even escalate dat decrease significantly with time. Good job, Mr President The noise about non-implimentation of committee reports was just mere distraction. Opposition often splash mischief at some gullible Nigerians and they swallow it hook, line and sinker.Implimenting a committe report takes time and gradually. Nigeria does not even have the required shocks to absorb such immediate drastic changes as will be spelt out in a committee report so why all the hue and cry? Besides, committee reports are only advisory and may not always be right. @topic I think I prefer JAMB UTME to be retained. But we do not need NECO. NECO has got no standards at all. |
Re: Oronsaye Report: FG scraps UTME, NECO,NAPEP, Others by tpia5: 8:35am On Apr 03, 2013 |
Not sure what napep is, but the jamb decision must be far reaching. What are the implications of scrapping jamb? |
Re: Oronsaye Report: FG scraps UTME, NECO,NAPEP, Others by taharqa: 9:11am On Apr 03, 2013 |
seanet01: You know what?Bros, I honesty do not know hw yr PERSONAL Sentiments as it relates to d person of d President affects me in d least. I hv a very very HIGH view of him (as you must hv known by now), and if you were following events recently, you wud know why... GEJ has his own peculiar style, every leada does; BUT he gets stuff done Eventuali. Why shld I complain... |
Re: Oronsaye Report: FG scraps UTME, NECO,NAPEP, Others by OAM4J: 9:15am On Apr 03, 2013 |
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