APC Chieftain Faults N8,000 Monthly Palliative to cushion Subsidy Removal

 By: News Peddlers 

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General Garus Gololo (rtd), a senior member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has criticised the proposed distribution of N8,000 monthly to 12 million households as a palliative to mitigate the impact of the subsidy removal.

Remember that President Tinubu wrote to the House of Representatives, requesting N500 billion from the 2022 supplementary budget to provide relief to Nigeria as a result of the removal of fuel subsidies.

Gololo, a member of the APC Board of Trustees, urged the current administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to repeat the mistake made by its predecessor on the issue of palliative care for Nigerians.

Many Nigerians still call for her head over the diverted coronavirus palliative funds. Many are still calling for the head of former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over the N5,000 promised to be given to the aged men and women during the last administration. What about the school feeding program?”he asked.

Instead of sharing the money with unsubstantiated Nigerians, the APC former board member suggested that the money be used to create jobs by refurbishing Nigerian refineries or establishing other industries to help employ youths and school leavers.

"The money is enough to put up inter-city or metro rail lines to help workers and the masses on transportation. For instance, we used to have a mass transportation system in the FCT during the administration of Mallam El-rufai, but immediately after he left office the vehicles were packed due to mismanagement.

“There is no help and poverty alleviation in N8,000 monthly especially when we do not have the demographic means of determining beneficiaries. The money to me is nothing. Or they can increase it and make sure that 100,000 minimum wage workers are paid and ensure that it is steady for at least four years. By such, it would affect lives positively,” he said.

While speaking about Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar's Peace Accord, Gololo stated that it has since lost its value and has become obsolete.