President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the number of Nigeria’s foreign missions should be reduced.
Buhari says it would be too expensive to maintain the 119 foreign missions Nigeria has, due to the economic situation of the country.
Consequently, a presidential committee will be formed to carry out a holistic exercise on the foreign missions.
The President gave the directive on Tuesday, after he was briefed on the activities of Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Bulus Lolo and other officials of the Ministry.
President Buhari said: “Let’s keep only what we can manage. We can’t afford much for now. There’s no point pretending”.
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