President Bola Tinubu on Thursday restricted Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Federal Government Agencies to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys.
“No additional vehicles will be assigned to them for movement,” the President affirmed in a statement he signed on Thursday, titled, ‘President Tinubu issues new directives on reduction in cost of governance.’
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, who released the statement, said, “The cost-cutting measure was announced today in a statement signed by the President.”
In January 2024, Tinubu issued a directive aimed at reducing government expenditure. This included cutting his entourage on foreign trips from 50 to 20 officials, and reducing local trip delegations to 25 officials.
In the directive issued on Thursday, Tinubu also ordered all ministers, ministers of state, and heads of agencies to limit themselves to a maximum of five security personnel.
“The security team will comprise four police officers and one Department of State Services officer. No additional security personnel will be assigned,” the statement read.
Tinubu further instructed the National Security Adviser to engage with Military, Paramilitary, and Security Agencies to determine an appropriate reduction in vehicle and security personnel deployment.
The Presidency emphasized, “All affected officials are expected to comply with these new measures immediately, underscoring the urgency and seriousness of these changes.”
