SERAP urges Fed Govt to give details of N729b payments to 24.3m Nigerians

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Last week, Umar Farouq announced that the Federal Government would pay about 24.3 million poor Nigerians N5,000 each for six months to “provide help to those impoverished by the COVID-19 pandemic”. SERAPNigeria Sadiya_farouq

Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, to “publish details of proposed payments of N729 billion to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months”.

SERAP also urged the minister to “explain the rationale for paying N5,000 to 24.3 million poor Nigerians, which translates to five-percent of the country’s budget of N13.6 trillion for 2021, and to clarify if this proposed spending is part of the N5.6 trillion budget deficit.”

 

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SERAPNigeria Sadiya_farouq SERAP busy body is too much, why are they not focusing their attention on our Judges and the cases they throw out in the name of 'technicalities'.... when there is no consequences, there is no accountabilities

SERAPNigeria Sadiya_farouq These looters have found the easiest way to loot or how do you account for cash in hand given to individuals?🤷‍♂️ They kno wat they 're doing, mates🤢 Or wat stops them from using the same fund to pay bills directly to electricity companies for 3mths like Ghana did? Saddening😎

SERAPNigeria Sadiya_farouq Then anyone who has collected the 5000 should signify please. Àwọn werey.

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