Cost Of Governance: Tinubu Restricts Ministers’ Number Of Convoy Vehicles, Security Personnel

President Bola Tinubu has restricted Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Agencies of the Federal Government to a maximum of three official convoy vehicles.

While stressing that “No additional vehicles will be assigned to them for movement”, he further directed that security personnel attached to them should not exceed five.

A statement by the presidential aide on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga said the cost-cutting measure was announced Thursday in a statement signed by the President.

Onanuga recalled that 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 while reducing local trips 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” Onanuga stated.