The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that each state governor has been allocated an extra N30 billion to address the challenges of food scarcity and hardships confronting Nigerians.
Akpabio said each state should properly utilize the money
towards ensuring the availability of food.
Speaking on the floor of the senate, Akapbio said: “I must
say that unverified report has it that each of the state government in the last
few months received additional N30 billion from Federal Inland Revenue Service,
outside their normal allocation from the federation account to assist them in
ameliorating the food situation.
“We believe that every state government should utilise the
funds so received towards ensuring that food is available.”
The current economic hardship has led to a hike in the
prices of foodstuffs across the country.
The shortage of foodstuffs was also linked to the hoarding
by some people and illegal smuggling to neighbouring countries.
Recall that Vice President Kashim Shettima had disclosed how
security operatives discovered 32 illegal routes being used to smuggle
foodstuffs and other items to neighbouring countries from Nigeria.
Shettima said security agents intercepted 45 trucks
smuggling maize to neighbouring countries.
He noted that the price of “maize” came down by N10,000. The
price of maize allegedly came down from N60,000 to N50,000″ when the trucks
were intercepted.
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Why waisting Nigerian money, instead of revising the policies that caused hardship and unthinkable inflation to Nigerians.
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