President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, September 8, said his administration was set to review and cut down on unessential foreign missions.
He made a claim after having been briefed by Ambassador Bulus Lolo, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The country leader ordered the review in the nearest future.
Explaining why it was important to carry out one, President Buhari said there was no sense in Nigeria operating missions all over the world “with dilapidated facilities and demoralized staff”. Buhari added the country could not afford some things in the current situation.
According to Premium Times, he was further quoted as saying by his media aide Femi Adesina:
“Let’s keep only what we can manage. We can’t afford much for now. There’s no point in pretending.”
The move comes shortly after the president ordered the withdrawal of official and diplomatic passports from some former officials.
Commenting on the decision on Tuesday, Buhari once again explained:
“Something has to be done so that we can get back our respectability as a country. Some people carry official passports and get involved in all sorts of negative acts. We need to do something about it.”
In another development President Buhari yesterday held a closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s former leader, Olusegun Obasanjo at Aso Rock. Although the officials did not provide the details of the conversation, it is believed it might have been connected with Obasanjo’s mission in Guinea Bissau.
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