Sumner Sambo, Arise Television’s news director, revealed why President Bola Tinubu hasn’t named ambassadors since taking office more than two years ago.
Sambo stated during his Tuesday appearance on Arise Television that the president believes the wage bill is excessive.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating, “Look, we don’t have money,” is a classic example. Our embassies, high commissions, and other locations are currently facing financial difficulties.
According to what I understand, special intervention mechanisms are currently being implemented to provide diplomatic missions with a condensed form of funding to help sustain these budgetary shortfalls.
However, how long can we go on? Because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ statement was quite clear if you look at it.
The National Assembly is the source of this budgetary restriction. High commissions’ basic funding is currently not even being addressed. Discuss contracts and other related topics more.
Naturally, this is also the reason why President Bola Tinubu has postponed the appointment of ambassadors for more than two years. He feels that the salary bill is excessive because it involves more than just the embassy employees.
When you designate an ambassador, you are appointing someone who will arrive with his family, other appointees, and other people. Then, naturally, the problems with cars and other things will arise,” he stated.
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