President Bola Tinubu has issued a ban on ministers, heads of agencies, and other government officials, barring them from embarking on public funded foreign trips.
This ban will last for three months and takes effect on April 1, 2024.
This was revealed in a letter dated March 12, 2024, and signed by Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.
It was addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
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
He also mandated that security agents at his destination should provide his protection instead of being accompanied by many security personnel from Abuja.
This came following the backlash he faced during and after the last twenty-eighth Conference of Parties (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates, which about 590 Nigerian officials attended.
Responding to the public outburst, the government said it provided funding for only 422 out of the 590 individuals in the delegation..