By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The Nigerian government, in a bid to curb leakages and ensure efficiency in the management of its resources, has directed that henceforth, all Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Chairmen of Extra-Ministerial Departments, Chief Executive Officers and Directors are restricted to not more than two foreign travels in a quarter for highly essential statutory engagements that are beneficial to interest of the nation.

This directive was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari as part of additional cost saving measures aimed at instilling financial discipline and prudence, particularly, in the area of official travels.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, it was emphasised that the affected officials can only embark on more than two foreign trips in three months “except with the express approval of Mr President.”

In addition, all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have been asked to submit their Yearly Travel Plans for statutory meetings and engagements to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and/or the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation for express clearance within the first quarter of the fiscal year, before implementation.

They are further required to make their presentation using the existing template and also secure approvals on specific travels as contained in the plan, from the appropriate quarters.

The statement obtained by Business Post said “all public funded travels (local and foreign), must be strictly for official purposes backed with documentary evidence.”

Also, when a Minister is at the head of an official delegation, the size of such delegation shall not exceed 4 including the relevant Director, Schedule Officer and 1 Aide of the Minister.

Every other delegation below ministerial level shall be restricted to a maximum of three and for the class of air travels, the President has approved that Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants to the President, Chairmen of Extra-Ministerial Departments and Chief Executive Officers of Parastatals who are entitled, continue to fly Business Class while other categories of public officers are to travel on Economy Class.

“Also, travel days will no longer attract payment of Estacode Allowances as duration of official trips shall be limited to only the number of days of the event as contained in the supporting documents to qualify for public funding,” the statement said.

https://businesspost.ng/general/fg-restricts-foreign-trips-to-two-per-quarter-for-officials-cancels-estacode/

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FTC! oya where is my bag of beans

Nice one

Great move!

Gradually we’re getting there.

Niger will definitely get their


Sure the journey will take couple of centuries but una go reach una destination las las

Noted

C*ck and bull tales

Block this hole, open another wider hole

Stop eating chicken from this angle, start eating turkey from another angle

Until we start seeing and feeling tangible results to all these their hogwash policies...tell us another tale abeg

To those that will want to come and start quoting my mention to spill trash, all I have to say to you is that, "you hate what you don't understand."

Nextlevel

none of them including the president should seek medical attention in foreign countries as well.

Good move there by the Buhari government but what is left now is will compliance be enforced?
Abeg ban medical tourism too.

Isn't there any way reforms like these can be packaged and sent to NASS to turn them into public service laws. If not, there is no guarantee of being retained by new government.

Buhari is on overdrive these days

This alone would seriously reduce cost of governance

Most of this scammers visit every workshop and seminars just to defraud Nigerians in collecting travel allowance

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Naija!!!



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This is just like pouring water into the ocean,
It' makes no sense
Ban foreign trips in totality
Whatever makes them go abroad should be developed here
Why can't we have foreigners doing tourism to our country

So it doesn't apply to governors who mostly abuse this.

Either way it a welcome development.

Haaaaa....
The table Buhari is shaking...
Awon boys go vexxxxxx

Hahahahahaaa

I laugh in Swahili
Hahahahahaaa


We will revisit this in 6 months time.

Give me another 4years, and u will not call me "Baba go slow" again.

Some of your actions these days are very much OK by me. U should have started this four years back.

Anyways, reduce nepotism

Good move. And to those who will claim he should do same for governors and senators, the fg has no such powers.

Including president and VP?

It doesn't help at all.they all have private firms that can transfer looted funds overseas.

Issorite

Babzrockman:
Give me another 4years, and u will not call me "Baba go slow" again.

Some of your actions these days are very much OK by me. U should have started this four years back.

Anyways, reduce nepotism

The nepotism exists only in your imagination.

realestniggah:
So it doesn't apply to governors who mostly abuse this

Sadly, The Governors are not employee of the FG. So there’s little the FG can do about their case.

adedayourt:
Niger will definitely get their


Sure the journey will take couple of centuries but una go reach una destination las las

Tell us say you no dey 9ja, you hear. Una ko, una ni

Not nice pls

Baba just dey shake table recently

baba and star boy should not be left out also. they should be subjected to this scrunity.

realestniggah:
So it doesn't apply to governors who mostly abuse this.

Either way it a welcome development.

Maybe because governors are elected and FG have no powers over them.

Have you ever thought of that?

Baba, you try for this one, kudos

Good move if implemented !!
We don't lack good policies only poor implementation.