N5 billion Kogi palliative: Strong reasons FG should suspend fund till after governorship electionby admin August 21, 2023
On Sunday, 20th August, 2023, the National Economic Council, NEC, announced the approval of N5 billion palliative fund for each States of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory as part of measures to stem the tide of hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu-led administration. Tinubu Govt secretly Paying Subsidy On Petrol – Oil Marketers Palliatives Relief: Okai Urges Kogi Gov’t to Transparently Distribute Amidst Rising Concerns This is a right step in the right direction, given that the humongous amount of money is being released to each governor with a task to direct it to procurement of food items and to use the fund for those things that would uplift the plight of the pro-poor in their various States. In all sincerity, this is not the right time to release N5 billion to Kogi State government in view of its wrong timing in the sense that the State is facing the most contentious governorship election in less than th...