President Tinubu sets up Special Presidential Panel on Social Investment Programmes

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a special Presidential Panel on Social Investment Programmes.

Disclosing this in a statement, Presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale said President Tinubu gave the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, the nod to head the Special Panel.

The Panel is tasked with immediately undertaking a comprehensive review and audit of existing financial frameworks and policy guidelines of the Social Investment Programmes.

It will also implement a total re-engineering of the financial architecture of the programmes with detailed modification to procedures guiding the programmes’ implementation moving forward.

The Panel consists of the following members:

Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance – Chairman;

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare – Member

Honourable Minister of Budget and Economic Planning – Member

Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation – Member

Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy – Member

Honourable Minister of State for Youth – Member