Minister of Foreign Affairs Chief Ojo Maduekwe engaged in incessant foreign trips throughout this year which cost the public till about N2.7 billion in 2009 alone, the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs charged yesterday.
Confronting Maduekwe when he appeared before the committee for his ministry's 2010 budget defence, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs Senator Jibril Aminu (PDP, Adamawa Central) said the minister's numerous trips outside the country have become "wasteful to the economy."
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