Nigerians, justifiably so, are clamouring for a lean gov- ernment and, more impor- tantly, a reduction in the cost of governance.
Curiously, in our opin- ion, it appears the call has not resonated well with the Ebonyi state governor, Francis Nwifuru, who re- cently swore in 35 newly appointed commission- ers in the state.
Others are the minis- tries of Health, Youths and Sports, Women Affairs, Wa- ter Resources, Infrastruc- ture, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, ICT, Project Monitoring & Evalu- ation, Inter Party Affairs, Special Duty, Capital City, Power and Energy, Invest- ment, and, Grant and Donor Agencies. Needless to say, these commissioners, most of whom will also appoint
Nigerian Bureau of Statis- tics report ranked Eb- onyi as fourth poorest state in the country and first in the Southeast. Nothing has happened, recently, to sig- nificantly change the state’s precarious financial situ- ation and the intolerably high burden of poverty and warrant this unnecessary ego trip.
Even on the basis of this alone, Governor Nwifuru should have known that the state clearly has no need for such a high number of com- missioners. On the contrary, in our opinion, the fitting thing for Governor Nwifuru to do is to merge existing ministries and outrightly scrap some to avoid obvious duplication of duties. Cre- ating new ones raises more questions than answers.
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