Governor Godwin Obaseki on Tuesday faulted the sharing formula for the federal government’s conditional cash transfer programme and the distribution of other social amenities.

He said this while receiving the Executive Chairman, Federal Character Commission, Muheeba Dankaka, who called on him at Government House in Benin. 

Mr Obaseki said: “In terms of fair distribution of social services, the Commission has not done much, so it should focus on that area.

“You are focusing on these social services and amenities at a time when the economy of the nation is depressed and not growing at all.

“Some of the things that happened in the recent past can’t be spoken about publicly. I urge the commission never to allow what happened during the sharing of conditional cash transfer from the federal government to happen again.

“Nigerians are not happy and are angry with the way the conditional cash transfer and sharing of social and economic amenities were handled.

“The commission needs to look at that and never allow it to happen again,” he said.

On Mrs Dankaka’s role at the Federal Character Commission, Mr Obaseki approved of her achievements. 

“You have done well as you go about to implement the first task of your mandate, which is ensuring equitable distribution of positions. In fairness, you have done well in that regard,” governor Obaseki said. 

(NAN)