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The Federal Government has approved the closure of five foreign missions and embassies, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama said.
Onyeama told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.
The minister who did not mention the embassies or missions, said the process for closure was underway and was also subject to the approval of the president.
“We do not want to indicate the embassies that will be closed yet because we are in the process of submitting the proposals, the cost analysis and also the political analysis we did to the president.
“When he sees that, he may or may not want to close some, so we have not yet reached the stage of closing some,” he said.
The minister also reiterated that the closing missions abroad were “extremely expensive”.
“The expense, costs of closing embassies is so high and prohibitive but in the long run it will more economical.”
The minister, on April 10, told NAN the closure of Nigerian missions abroad is inevitable.
He admitted that it is expensive to close a country’s embassy but quickly added that in the long run the policy will be beneficial to Nigerians.
Nigeria currently has 119 foreign missions.
- NAN
Onyeama told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.
The minister who did not mention the embassies or missions, said the process for closure was underway and was also subject to the approval of the president.
“We do not want to indicate the embassies that will be closed yet because we are in the process of submitting the proposals, the cost analysis and also the political analysis we did to the president.
“When he sees that, he may or may not want to close some, so we have not yet reached the stage of closing some,” he said.
The minister also reiterated that the closing missions abroad were “extremely expensive”.
“The expense, costs of closing embassies is so high and prohibitive but in the long run it will more economical.”
The minister, on April 10, told NAN the closure of Nigerian missions abroad is inevitable.
He admitted that it is expensive to close a country’s embassy but quickly added that in the long run the policy will be beneficial to Nigerians.
Nigeria currently has 119 foreign missions.
- NAN
