By Ben-Whyte Iminabo
President Bola Tinubu has directed Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Agencies of the Federal Government to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys.
The cost-cutting measure was announced today in a statement signed by the President.
He said no additional vehicles will be assigned to them for movement.
President Tinubu also ordered all ministers, ministers of state, and heads of agencies to have at most five security personnel attached to them, comprising of four police officers and one Department of State Services (DSS) officer.
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.
It stated that all affected officials are expected to comply with these new measures immediately, underscoring the urgency and seriousness of these changes.
The, President had earlier in the year, taken significant steps to reduce government expenditure by reducing his entourage on foreign trips from 50 to 20 officials and 25 officials for local trips.
He also reduced the Vice President’s entourage to five officials on foreign trips and 15 for local trips.
