- President Bola Tinubu has directed that all ministers, ministers of state, heads of federal government agencies should not have more than three convoys
- The president also directed that all his appointees are not expected to have more than five security personnel, which are four police and one DSS operatives
- According to the presidency, the move was to reduce the cost of governance, adding that Tinubu had done the same to himself and his vice, Kashim Shettima
President Bola Tinubu has introduced austerity measures to reduce government spending. This is as ministers, ministers of state, and heads of agencies are now limited to three vehicles in their official convoys, with no additional vehicles allowed.
Previously, President Tinubu reduced his entourage on foreign trips from 50 to 20 officials and local trips to 25. The Vice President’s entourage was also reduced to five officials on foreign trips and 15 for local trips.
