Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, directed the immediate 60% slash of travel expenditure of all government officials, including Presidency
Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said this was part of cost-cutting measures of the Presidency.
The statement said while the number of persons to travel with the President on local trips has now been cut down to 25, those to go with him on foreign engagements have also been cut down to 20 persons, adding that the number of personnel to escort the Vice President, First Lady and the wife of the Vice President have also been cut down considerably.
Also, the directive has reduced the number of persons to accompany a minister on a foreign trip to four, while it cut the number for a head of federal agency to two persons.
It was gathered that all ministers and heads of federal agencies had been notified of the new standards from the President, as circulars had already been issued to the effect by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).
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