Buhari Bars Incoming Ministers From Using Long Convoys, Appointing Excess Aides

President Muhammadu Buhari has told the
36 Ministers-Designate that they cannot
have long convoy of vehicles and retinue of
political aides.
The President gave the directive to the
appointees at the two-day retreat organized
for them at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
One of the appointees, Dr. Chris Ngige, a
former Governor of Anambra State, who
briefed state house correspondents after
the retreat Friday, said the directive
followed the dwindling finances of the
nation.
“We are going to block areas of leakages,
retinue of aides, protocol staff, large
convoys of cars are things that will not fly
in this administration.”
“So, we need to actually restructure the
political and social moment of the country
and that is what we are going to do. That
means poverty will reduce,” Ngige said.
President Buhari is yet to assign portfolios
to the appointees.