- Alake said the President vowed to always put Nigerians at the heart of his policy and programme
- The President covenanted with Nigerians that their welfare and security will be topmost in the Renewed Hope Agenda of his government
In an effort to lessen the hardship brought on by the loss of gasoline subsidies, President Bola Tinubu stated on Tuesday that his administration will reevaluate its earlier plan to give monthly cash transfers of N8,000 to 12 million households for six months.
This came after the policy was widely criticised, with organised labour claiming that the degree of involvement needed to ameliorate the suffering of poor Nigerians was considerably below what was actually implemented.
“The President has directed that…the N8,000 conditional cash transfer programmed envisaged to bring succour to most vulnerable households be reviewed immediately,” a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, read late Tuesday.
Alake said the new directive is “deference to the views expressed by Nigerians against it.”
Tinubu directed that the whole gamut of the palliative package of government be unveiled to Nigerians.
He also ordered the immediate release of fertilisers and grains to approximately 50 million farmers and households respectively in all 36 states and the FCT.
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