- President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria is proposing a three-month ban on publicly sponsored overseas travel for ministers and other government officials.
- The president’s worries over the escalating cost of public officials’ travel expenditures served as the impetus for the action. The prohibition will start on April 1st. In the first half of his presidency, Tinubu has traveled abroad on more than fifteen occasions since his May inauguration, spending a minimum of 3.4 billion naira ($2.2 million) on both domestic and international travel.
- Nigeria’s present economic difficulties and the requirement for prudent financial management are perceived as the reasons behind the travel restriction.
- The nation in West Africa is experiencing one of the biggest cost-of-living crises in recent memory, which has caused widespread suffering and resentment.
- The president of Nigeria declared in January that he would be cutting back on his own travel entourage in addition to reducing the size of the official delegation by around 60%. Government representatives will only be allowed to go abroad on “deemed absolutely necessary” occasions starting in April, and they must have President Tinubu’s consent at least two weeks in advance.
- Travel will be halted to guarantee that public servants concentrate on their individual responsibilities for efficient service delivery.
Source:
BBC.com
