In the opinion of Governor Abdullahi Sule, the proposed N8,000 palliative by the federal government will help many Nigerian families.
Governor Sule, who spoke with Channels TV on Friday, July 21, said this in reaction to claims across some sections of the country that the funds will not do much in cushioning the current economic hardship.
The Nasarawa governor said:
“We were sharing only N5,000, and believe me, there were so many people that were waiting for that N5,000 every month. Indeed there were some communities that were able to do some kind of contributions, and they were able to do a lot in their various communities.
“So, N8,000 may not be so much money to some people, but it is a lot to so many other people who are from very poor families that don’t see N8,000 every month. So, the only thing is that let us identify those families.”
Speaking further, the governor admitted that there were issues with the national social register, adding that there were cases where people who were not supposed to be in the social record were collecting funds from the government.
However, he noted that the governors are not saying that the national social register should be discarded, but that areas where amendments are needed should be looked into.
