{"id":95097,"date":"2023-08-28T20:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T19:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-bars-fgn-officials-with-no-direct-unga-link-from-travelling-to-us"},"modified":"2023-08-28T22:31:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T21:31:39","slug":"tinubu-bars-fgn-officials-with-no-direct-unga-link-from-travelling-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-bars-fgn-officials-with-no-direct-unga-link-from-travelling-to-us","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu bars FGN officials with no direct UNGA link from travelling to US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discontinue the processing of visas for all government officials seeking to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.<\/p>\n

The directive which came from the President this afternoon is believed to be part of a broader effort to reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria, a statement by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale noted.<\/p>\n

It added that the directive is especially to those without proof of direct participation in UNGA\u2019s official schedule of activities.<\/p>\n

The presidency also noted that to prevent any sharp practice in this regard, the U.S. Mission in Nigeria is accordingly guided on official visa processing while Nigeria\u2019s Permanent Mission in New York is further directed to prevent and stop the accreditation of any government official who is not placed on the protocol lists forwarded by the approving authority.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy this directive of the President, all Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies are mandated to ensure that all officials, who are approved for inclusion in the UNGA delegation, strictly limit the number of aides and associated staff partaking in the event. Where excesses or anomalies in this regard are identified, they will be removed during the final verification process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President wishes to affirm that, henceforth, government officials and government expenditure must reflect the prudence and sacrifice being made by well-meaning Nigerians across the nation,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

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