Subsidy: Nasarawa govt commences distribution of palliatives
Nasarawa State government has commenced the distribution of palliatives to cushion the effects of economic hardship of the petroleum subsidy removal on its citizen.
While inaugurating the distribution on Tuesday in Lafia, Governor Abdullahi Sule assured that it would be done without considering political affiliations.
According to Mr Sule, it is the government’s responsibility to care for its citizens irrespective of their political and religious affiliations.
Mr Sule explained that the Nasarawa State government had received N2 billion from the N4 billion palliative federal government recommended for the state, noting that the state looks forward to receiving the balance of N2 billion.
“As far as the palliative is concerned, you have been hearing of N5 billion that is going to be given to the states, it is indeed N5 billion, but the N5 billion is not all in cash.
“N4 billion is being given to every state, and out of the N4 billion, the federal government is going to contribute N2.80 billion, that is 52 per cent of the total amount, and the state will contribute N1.92 billion, that is the details of the amount.
“On the part of the federal government, it has already sent N2 billion to us; it will send the remaining N2 billion to us. But N1.92 billion of that money will be repaid to the Federal Government by the states under ISPO,” he said.
Mr Sule stated that the federal government had also allocated N1 billion of grains to every state.
“In addition to that, the N1 billion that you have not had is not coming in cash, the federal government has grains at strategic reserves all over the country, it has maize, so the N1 billion worth of maize at N25,000 per bag will be given to every state,” he explained.
Mr Sule said the state had engaged traditional and religious leaders, inter-party advisory council, youth and women groups and officials of the government in the sharing arrangement to ensure success.
Speaking earlier, Sidi Bage, Emir of Lafia, thanked President Bola Tinubu and Mr Sule for giving the palliatives to cushion the people’s hardship.
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