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President Tinubu Announces New Plans To Reduce Spending By Government Officials
President Bola Tinubu has announced new measures to cut government spending and ensure disciplined financial management in Nigeria.
His latest directive limits ministers, ministers of state, and agency heads to three vehicles in their official convoys.
This aims to reduce unnecessary costs and promote better use of resources. No additional vehicles will be provided for their travel.
The President has also capped the number of security personnel for these officials at five: four police officers and one officer from the Department of State Services (DSS).
This change will lower the financial burden of security details.
These new rules build on earlier actions by President Tinubu to cut government costs.
In January, he reduced the number of officials travelling with him on foreign trips from 50 to 20 and on local trips from 50 to 25.
The Vice President’s team was also cut to five on foreign trips and 15 on local trips.
President Tinubu has asked the National Security Adviser to work with military, paramilitary, and security agencies to find ways to reduce vehicle and personnel deployment.
This review aims to eliminate waste and make better use of resources.
All officials affected by these measures must comply right away, showing the urgency of these reforms.
Analysts support these steps, noting they could lead to significant savings.
“These measures show the President’s commitment to responsible governance and fiscal prudence,” said Dr Yemi Ogunyemi, a leading economist.
It has been reported that Niger State and some northern states have come together and agreed to take down 979 forests in order to strengthen national security.
This was revealed by the Niger State Governor, represented by his deputy, Yakubu Garba, at the passing-out parade in Mutum Daya.
He also shared that the government will support in any way they can in order to achieve this and strengthen security in Nigeria.
“The state will make necessary arrangements to support and empower the Forest Guard families for their service to the nation. We will provide them with adequate healthcare insurance scheme.”
Nigerian news analyst, Mahmud Jega, has shared his opinion on the recent airstrike carried out by the United States in Nigeria, stating that Nigerians should not blame President Bola Tinubu for the incident.
Jega made this statement during a recent interview, where he said he does not believe many people will hold the Tinubu administration responsible, as Donald Trump had issued threats against Nigeria long before Tinubu’s administration.
“No, I don’t think many people will blame the Tinubu administration for what is happening now because President Donald Trump, when he first made the threats, it was clearly not in coordination with the Tinubu administration or the government of Nigeria,” Jega said.
It has been reported that the United States carried out an airstrike targeting ISIS in the northwest region of Nigeria. The order was reportedly given by former U.S. President Donald Trump.
“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS terrorist elements in northwest Nigeria,” Trump said.
He added, “I have previously warned these terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was.”
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