Mr Kenneth Okonkwo of the Labour Party, LP, has described
the Federal Government’s plan to pay poor Nigerian households N8,000 monthly
“as an insult to common sense and means to steal government fund in the name of
poor Nigerians”.
In a post via his Twitter handle on Monday, Okonkwo also alleged
that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, government is arresting and
detaining Nigerians without trial, saying it is anti-people.
Recall that the Federal Government had announced a plan to
pay N8,000 monthly to 12 million poor Nigerians as palliatives to cushion the
effect of fuel subsidy removal.
However, the veteran Nollywood actor claimed that the amount
would not be sufficient for poor Nigerians who could barely afford a plate of
food.
He wrote, “A government that commenced its regime with N352
increase in fuel per litre, depreciated naira by 82% from the first day in
office, borrowed $800m (N650b) to share N35b to Judiciary, N70b to the
Legislature, then N48,000.00 for a family of about six persons for six months,
arresting and detaining Nigerians without trial is a government that is
anti-people.
“Giving a Nigerian household a paltry sum of N8,000 a month
that cannot afford a plate of food for a Nigerian is not only an insult to
common sense but a formula to steal government fund in the name of poor
Nigerians. What can a Nigerian do with N8,000 per month, much less a household
of about 6 persons per month. This government is a waste and a scourge. Now we
are seeing the true definition of cluelessness.”
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