President Bola Tinubu has asked ministers and heads of federal agencies to limit the number of vehicles in their convoys to three.
Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special assistant on information and strategy, said in a statement on Thursday that the instruction is part of a plan to reduce the cost of governance.
According to Onanuga, the president also ordered that ministers and agency heads be accompanied by no more than five security personnel.
The statement reads:
“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.”
According to Onanuga, the president has also asked the national security adviser to meet with the military and security agencies to “determine a suitable reduction in their vehicle and security personnel deployment”.
In March 2024, Tinubu temporarily prohibited members of his cabinet from taking foreign vacations with state funds.
The president has often been chastised for his frequent international trips and huge cabinet.
Tinubu’s cabinet is the largest since Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999, with 47 members.