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JUST IN: President Tinubu enforces cost-cutting measures, limits official convoys, security personnel

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In a bid to reduce government spending, President Bola Tinubu has introduced new cost-cutting measures restricting Federal Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Agencies to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys.

This directive, which was personally signed by the President, is part of an effort to streamline government operations and minimize the costs associated with official travel.

Alongside the convoy restriction, President Tinubu has also capped the number of security personnel accompanying officials to five, consisting of four police officers and one officer from the Department of State Services (DSS).

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

“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.

“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,” the statement read.

This announcement follows earlier measures by President Tinubu to cut government spending, which included reducing the size of his entourage for foreign trips from 50 to 20 officials and for local trips to 25 officials.

 

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