By Attah Ede and Joy Yesufu
President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, directed his senior and junior ministers, heads of agencies, to henceforth, travel in convoy with only three vehicles and five security personnel.
President Tinubu who gave the directive in a statement by his Special Adviser on information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the move was a deliberate measure taken to reduce cost of governance by the administration.
He said his ministers, ministers of state, and heads of agencies have been restricted to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys.
The statement further said that Tinubu also ordered all ministers, ministers of state, and heads of agencies to have at most five security personnel attached to them.
According to him, the security team would comprise four police officers and one Department of State Services (DSS) officer.
“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.
“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 stated.
