The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack. Photo credit: Vanguard
The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and the Central Bank of Nigeria have distanced themselves from the establishment and operations of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council and the Presidential Economic Advisory Council as the House of Representatives continued its investigation into the bodies’ alleged creation without a valid legal framework.
According to Vanguard, both institutions made the disclosures on Monday while appearing before the House Ad-hoc Committee probing the councils’ legal status and operations.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, told the committee that her office had no constitutional responsibility for establishing government agencies, explaining that its role was limited to approving the administrative structures of federal agencies.
“The approval and establishment of agencies is not within the purview of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. However, the OHCSF is responsible for approving the administrative structure of federal government agencies,” a representative of the office told lawmakers.
