Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has ordered ministers and heads of federal government agencies to reduce the number of vehicles in their convoys to three.
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, in a statement on Thursday, said that the directive is part of measures to cut the cost of governance.
Onanuga said the president also directed the ministers and heads of agencies to have at most five security personnel attached to them.
“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 statement reads.
“The security team will comprise four police officers and one Department of State Services (DSS) officer.
“No additional security personnel will be assigned.”
Onanuga said the president has also directed the national security adviser to engage with the military and security agencies to “determine a suitable reduction in their vehicle and security personnel deployment”.
In March 2024, Tinubu temporarily banned members of his cabinet from embarking on foreign trips using public funds.
The president has often been criticised for his frequent foreign trips and large cabinet size.
Tinubu has the largest cabinet size since Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999 with 47 ministers.
