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Tinubu cuts Nigeria’s delegation to UN General Assembly
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the reduction in the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings in New York, United States.
The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this at a one-day retreat organised by the State House management for heads of government agencies under its supervision on Saturday in Abuja.
He said the decision to streamline Nigeria’s delegation to the 79th session of UNGA in September was part of the administration’s commitment to prudent management of resources and reduce the cost of governance.
Gbajabiamila stressed the need for the State House and agencies under its supervision to ensure that their functions were guided by statutes, regulations, policy decisions, and presidential directives.
He said: “I have just discussed with the president this afternoon. In the next few weeks, we shall see a test of this policy during UNGA in New York.
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“During recent protests, there were talks about a reduction in the cost of governance. Everyone is waiting to see if Nigeria, as in the past, will send the ‘largest delegation’ to UNGA.
“From experience, we know that some individuals use the opportunity of such international meetings to attend to their personal business.”
He said the president directed that anyone who had no business at the UN General Assembly should not travel to America.
The Chief of Staff urged heads of agencies at the retreat to comply strictly with the directive.
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