By Hassana Abdullahi
[T]he Federal Government has banned all top government officials from flying first class while embarking on officials trips.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Media Adviser to the Minister of Finance, Mr Festus Akanbi.
The statement said top officials of government such as Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Chairmen of Boards and the Chief Executives of Parastatals and Agencies are to travel on business class.
The statement said the decision was made in a bid to reduce the amount being spent on overheard expenditure as captured in a circular on review of overhead expenses released by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
According to the statement, the decision is one of the recommendations made by the Efficiency Unit set up by the Minister of Finance to reduce overhead expenses and engender transparency and reduce government’s large expenditure through procurement in the various ministries, departments and agencies of government.
