According to him, the scheme would further drive financial inclusion by onboarding beneficiaries into the formal banking system.
NLC said it would declare a nationwide strike on August 2 if the Tinubu government did not meet its demands.
The federal government says it will continue to work out measures to ameliorate the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians.
“Today, we have a collective duty to uphold and defend our constitution, and I pledge to do that with all my ability.”
The governor disclosed that the ₦2.7 billion represented only 20 per cent of the total amount to pay contractors handling the construction projects.
“However, Atiku’s PDP cannot continue to peddle criminal blackmail and wicked falsehoods in the name of opposition politics.”
“We also urge the federal government to ensure that the perpetrators of the dastardly act and their sponsors are brought to book.”
“Quite frankly, there is nothing in Abubakar’s statement that is worth a reaction from the APC,” Mr Morka said.
The European Union adjudged the 2023 general elections as unfree and unfair.
In one payslip obtained by Peoples Gazette, an officer who received N102,616.12 in May 2023 salaries was left with only N5,754.83 after a litany of deductions by lenders.
