President Tinubu Cuts All Federal Government Travel Delegation By 60%

President Bola Tinubu has directed a 60% reduction in the travel delegations for all Federal Government official trips within and outside the country.

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this during a press briefing at the State House in Abuja.

According to the Special Adviser, the directive means a 60% slash across the board and affects all MDAs, including the office of the President, Vice President and First Lady.

Additionally, when any international travel is being approved, the following limits have been placed on all ministers: four members of their staff, appointees and the like will be allowed to travel with a minister on official trip.

“For heads of agency that will be limited to two members of staff allowed to travel on an official trip.”

“The President has now approved for official travel that no more than 20 individuals be allowed to travel with him”.

That number will be cut down to five in the case of the First Lady.

Additionally, the number in the entourage on official international trips for the Vice President will be cut to five, the number that will be placed as a limit on the wife of the Vice President is also five.

“In terms of local trips, a new limit of 25 members of staff are to accompany him on domestic trips within the country.”

“Henceforth, the President is insistent that the notion of government wastage, the notion of recurrent expenditure being in excess, the notion that government officials will be allowed to conduct their affairs in a way that is different from what we are asking of Nigerian citizens concerning prudence and Cost Management, those days are over..”