By Suleiman Mustapha
The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, Saturday, said that President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive for the reduction of the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings in New York, United States.
The move according to the President’s Chief of Staff, is to reduce cost of governance.
He disclosed this in Abuja during a one-day retreat organised by the State House management for heads of government agencies under its supervision.
Addressing participants at the retreat, the Chief of Staff said the decision to streamline Nigeria’s delegation to the 79th session of UNGA in September is part of the administration’s commitment to ensure prudent management of resources and reduce the cost of governance.
Gbajabiamila stressed that the presidential directive is aimed at ensuring efficient service delivery in government operations.
He urged the State House and agencies under its supervision to ensure that its functions are guided by statutes, regulations, policy decisions, and presidential directives.
He said, “’I just discussed with the President this afternoon. In the next few weeks, we are going to see a test of this policy during UNGA in New York.
”During recent protests, there were talks about reduction in cost of governance.’’
