President Buhari Bans Ministers and Top Govt. Officials from Flying First Class

 

A statement released on Wednesday in Abuja by Festus Akanbi, the media adviser to Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has banned ministers and all top government officials from flying first class while embarking on officials trips.

 

Akanbi said the decision was taken in a bid to reduce the amount being spent on overheard expenditure, adding that all permanent secretaries, chairmen of federal government committees, chairmen and chief executives of parastatals and agencies are to travel on business class.

 

He also said the directive had been captured in a circular on review of overhead expenses released by the office of the secretary to the government of the federation.

 

He added that the development was one of the recommendations made by the efficiency unit which was set up by Adeosun in order to reduce overhead expenses.