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Costs of governance: Tinubu cuts Ministers’ Entourage

Baba Martins

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu restricted Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Agencies of the Federal Government to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys.Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy who disclosed this on Thursday said, “No additional vehicles will be assigned to them for movement.”

The move he said is part of the Federal government’s effort to cut the cost of governance in view of the prevailing realities.

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In January, Tinubu directed that to reduce government expenditure, entourage on foreign trips should reduce from 50 to 20 officials; and 25 for local trips.
officials.

He similarly reduced the Vice President’s entourage to five officials on foreign trips and 15 for local trips.

Meanwhile, in the directive issued today, President Tinubu also “ordered all ministers, ministers of state, and heads of agencies to have at most five security personnel attached to them.

“The security team will comprise four police officers and one Department of State Services (DSS) officer. No additional security personnel will be assigned,” he ordered.

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“President Tinubu instructed the National Security Adviser to engage with the Military, Paramilitary and Security Agencies to determine a suitable reduction in their vehicle and security personnel deployment. All affected officials are expected to comply with these new measures immediately, underscoring the urgency and seriousness of these changes.”

 

Credit: Daily TRUST

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