As part of moves to cut down on expenditures, President Bola Tinubu has limited ministers, ministers of State, and heads of agencies to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys.
In a statement personally signed by the president, the move is aimed at streamlining government operations and reducing expenditures associated with official travel.
The President has also set a cap of five security personnel for these officials, including four police officers and one officer from the Department of State Services (DSS).
Similarly, the President reduced the Vice President’s entourage to five officials on foreign trips and 15 for local trips.
In January this year, President Tinubu reduced his entourage for foreign trips from 50 to 20 officials and for local trips to 25 officials.
The security team will comprise four police officers and one Department of State Services (DSS) officer. No additional security personnel will be assigned, he ordered.
He also asked the National Security Adviser to engage with the Military, Paramilitary and Security Agencies to determine a suitable reduction in their vehicle and security personnel deployment.
The statement explained that all affected officials are expected to comply with these new measures immediately, underscoring the urgency and seriousness of these changes.