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President Bola Tinubu has banned ministers, heads of agencies, and other government officials from embarking on public funded foreign trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ban will last for three months in the first instance and will take effect on April 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was contained in a letter dated March 12, 2024, and signed by the Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila; and addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January, Tinubu issued an order to reduce the number of people accompanying him on both local and foreign trips, noting that his delegation members should not exceed 25 for local travels and 20 for international trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also mandated that security agents at his destination should provide his protection instead of being accompanied by many security personnel from Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This came following the backlash<\/a> he faced during and after the last twenty-eighth Conference of Parties (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates, which about 590 Nigerian officials attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to the public outburst, the government said it provided funding for only\u00a0422<\/a>\u00a0out of the 590 individuals in the delegation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter indicating the ban read in part, \u201cMr President has concerns about the rising cost of travel expenses borne by Ministries, Department and Agencies of Government as well as the growing need for cabinet members and heads of MDAs to focus on their respective mandates for effective service delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConsidering the current economic challenges and the need for responsible fiscal management, I am writing to communicate Mr Presideni\u2019s directive to place a temporary ban on all public funded international trips for all Federal Government officials at all levels, for an initial period of three months from Ist April 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ban, according to the letter, was aimed at reducing costs in governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It added, \u201cThis temporary measure is aimed at cost reduction in governance and intended as a cost-saving measure without compromising government functions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinubu added that government officials who intend to go on any public funded foreign trip must seek and get presidential approval at least two weeks before embarking on any such trip, which must be \u2018deemed absolutely necessary\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It added, \u201cAll government officials who intend to go on any public funded international trips must seek and obtain Presidential approval at least two weeks prior to embarking on any such trip, which must be deemed absolutely necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adetutu Sobowale<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adetutu has three years experience in publishing stories on gender, health, education, metro and fact-checking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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