Governor Bego of Niger State (file photo)
‘Bago said the state government can no longer continue to wait but augment the N3 billion cash and the N1 billion worth of grains so far received from the federal government just to avoid incurring the people’s wrath’
By Mohammed Usman
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has announced over N5 billion palliatives to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal for Nigerlites, cutting across political parties, religious bodies and as well critical stakeholders.
Governor Bago also declared Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (6th, 7th and 8th) of September, 2023 as public holidays in the state to enable government functionaries visit their constituencies and ensure even distribution of the contents.
Giving a breakdown of the entire package to journalists during a Press conference at Government House yesterday, the governor said that the state government got N3 billion cash from the federal government and is still expecting additional N2 billion.
While waiting for the remaining sum, Bago said the state government can no longer continue to wait but augment the N3 billion cash and the N1 billion worth of grains so far received from the federal government just to avoid incurring the people’s wrath.
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He disclosed that Niger State government has so far received trucks of maize and rice worth N1 billion from federal government, adding that the cash backing will go directly to the local government areas for the people, communities and wards to decide what they needed most to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal.
