From Victor Osula, Abuja
VP Shettima
Rising from a meeting of the Federal Executive Council meeting, FEC, in Abuja on Thursday, the Federal government announced a N5 billion palliative for each state of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to cushion the ongoing hardship grinding Nigerians to poverty since the removal of petrol subsidy.
Addressing State House Correspondents after the meeting presided over by Vice President, Hashim Shettima, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum of Borno State said the money was part of the palliative measures by the government to address the hardship in the land.
The Council which is made up of the governors of the 36 States, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and other co-opted government officials, had in attendance governors Dapi Abiodun, ( Ogun), Senator Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Senator Uba Sani (Kaduna), Sheriff Obrevwori (Delta), Prof. Charles Soludo (Anambra), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), and Umaru Namadi (Jigawa).
Also at the meeting were Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Prince Bassey Otu (Cross River), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo State acting Governor), Ahmad Aliu (Sokoto), Agbu Kefas (Taraba), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Peter Mbah (Enugu), and Process Babagana Zulum (Borno).
Abdullahi Abdulrazak (Kwara), Hope Uzodinma (Imo), Inuwa Yahya (Gombe), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Dr. Alex Otti (Abia), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) and Ademola Adeleke (Osun).
Deputy Governors of Katsina, Rivers, Yobe, Adamawa, Kano, and Kebbi also participated in the meeting.
