President John Dramani Mahama has placed a ban on all "non-essential travels" of his appointees as part of measures to cut down on the cost of running his government.
The President has also imposed an embargo on first class travels for his appointees henceforth. •President Mahama and Vice Pres Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (seated) with the ministers after the swearing in Swearing into office 17 ministers at the Presidency in Accra on Friday, President Mahama said his appointees must live within the means of the economic situations of the country.
According to him, the resources with which his government would be working with belonged to the people and must not be wasted on opulence and extravagance. "I've asked the Chief of Staff to write to all government appointees that I've imposed a ban on non-essential travels forthwith to cut down on expenditure. "Any travel that is deemed essential and necessary must be cleared first with the office of the Chief of Staff and such travels would have to be undertaken in modesty.
No first class," the President directed.
