Tag: VIPs

“No going back on directive to withdraw police officers from VIPs” – Tinubu

Aminu Imam
Tinubu on police escorts

President Bola Tinubu has said the directive to redeploy police officers working with Very Important Personalities (VIPs), Very, Very Important Personalities (VVIPs) and Ministers was not negotiable, admonishing all ministers to ensure immediate compliance. Speaking at the opening of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday in the State House Council Chamber, the President warned against non-compliance. He said: “If you have any problem because of the nature of your assignments, please contact theInspector-General of Police, (IGP), and get my clearance”. President Tinubu directed the National Security Adviser, (NSA) Nuhu…

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Eid-el-Kabir: FAAN urges dignitaries, VIPs to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines at airports

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has advised dignitaries and VIPs to ensure compliance with the airports’ protocols for their safety and that of other passengers during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager in charge of Public Affairs at FAAN, made the appeal in a statement she issued on Tuesday in Lagos. Mrs Yakubu said that the authority would no longer tolerate the harassment of protocol officers by VIPs at the airport. She said: “We will also like to re-state that protocol officers and orderlies of dignitaries…

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