President Bola Tinubu has left Abuja for Paris, France, on a private visit.
“The president will return to the nation in the first week of February 2024”, according to Ngelale, who did not provide any specifics.
This is Tinubu’s first trip after approving “cost-cutting” measures that include a 60 per cent reduction in the official entourage for both domestic and international travel.
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Ngelale had stated that all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, as well as the offices of the President, Vice President, First Lady, and Vice President’s wife, were covered by the directive.
He said, “President Bola Tinubu has approved that anywhere he travels within this country he will no longer accept or allow huge security delegations to be following him from Abuja, which attracts massive bills with respect to estacode and duty allowances from now on.
“He has approved a massive cost-cutting exercise that will cut across the entire Federal Government of Nigeria and the Offices of the President himself, the Vice President and the Office of the First Lady. It will be conducted in the following fashion.
“On international trips, the President has directed that no more than 20 individuals be allowed to travel with him. That number will be cut down to five in the case of the First Lady. Additionally, the number in the entourage on official international trips for the Vice President will be cut to five. The number that will be placed as a limit on the wife of the Vice President is also five.”
