No More Luxury: President Tinubu Bans Ministers From Having Over Three Vehicles In Convoys

Date: 24-10-2024 9:52 pm (6 months ago) | Author: onuigbo felicia
- at 24-10-2024 09:52 PM (6 months ago)
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President Bola Tinubu has restricted Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Agencies of the Federal Government to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys.

No additional vehicles will be assigned to them for movement.

The cost-cutting measure was announced today in a statement signed by the President.

In January this year, President Tinubu took significant steps to reduce government expenditure, by reducing his entourage on foreign trips from 50 to 20 officials. For local trips, he reduced it to 25 officials.

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.

Posted: at 24-10-2024 09:52 PM (6 months ago) | Addicted Hero
- Kormeijama at 25-10-2024 07:08 AM (6 months ago)
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The first significant step in the right direction. I do not like Tinubu ,but  this is one area  some of us have advocated  for many many years. The practice of  long convoys for ministers and others in governance  was not only a financial burden on an already  burdened society, but it created a a two state system where  the rulers were  far away from the  realities of the masses. Secondly, it was wasteful and became a barrier between us and the few leaders we elected. At least once,  Nigeria can be copied by other reckless African nations .
Posted: at 25-10-2024 07:08 AM (6 months ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Dopybadass at 25-10-2024 08:02 AM (6 months ago)
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Will that also stop them from stealing public funds, next please  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
Posted: at 25-10-2024 08:02 AM (6 months ago) | Hero
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- Holopid at 25-10-2024 09:24 AM (6 months ago)
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In Western nations when governors/ Presidents are moving,you wont  even Hear any noise, sometimes u can only See 1or 2 convoy escorting them.but in Nigeria a common  onitsha/Lagos based trader will be moving &  be causing noise Pollution with his Military /Police convoys .this issue need to Stop!
Posted: at 25-10-2024 09:24 AM (6 months ago) | Gistmaniac
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- OmoNobaUku at 25-10-2024 09:38 AM (6 months ago)
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Step in the right direction but doesn't go far enough. We need drastic reduction in the cost of governance at ALL levels.
Posted: at 25-10-2024 09:38 AM (6 months ago) | Gistmaniac
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