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Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning Mrs. Zainab Ahmed stated Wednesday that there are no plans to lay off any employees while President Buhar is in office. According to her, a special committee headed by the SGF is examining agencies with the goal of partially merging them using the Oronsanye report. He claims that the President has promised to keep his word and not fire employees. The Federal Government has never failed to pay salaries, as he (Buhari) stated, according to Mrs. Ahmed. The president has issued a directive stating that extra consideration must be given to how staff members would be treated throughout the procedure.