The Minister of Humanitarian
Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq,
has insisted that she never said every Nigerian received COVID-19 palliative
during the lockdown.
Farouq said this on Monday at the
daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja.
According to her, it is
impossible to give palliative to all Nigerians.
“In recent days, there have been
speculations around one of our key interventions during the COVID-19 lockdown,”
Farouq said.
“Take home ration for the school
feeding programme was done in consultation with stakeholders.
“It was not invented by the
Ministry.
“Our agreement was that the
Federal Government would provide the funding while states would implement.
“Every state government has
received its shares of palliatives for onward distribution.
“I never said every Nigerian has
received COVID-19 palliative; it is impossible to give palliative to all
Nigerians.”
Recall that Senator
representing Borno North Senatorial District and Chairman, Senate Committee on
Army, Ali Ndume had urged the Federal Government to take away the distribution of
palliatives for coronavirus pandemic lockdown from the Humanitarian Ministry.
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