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COVID-19: Atiku Wants N10,000 As Supplement For Each Family’s Foodstuff

BY LEVI JOHNSON

Bothered by how the masses would survive to stay at home for two weeks without money, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has pleaded with local state and federal governments to make the fund available.

While suggesting that each family be given N10,000, he started by donating N50million as relief fund to support the Federal Government’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

He said: “It is, therefore, incumbent on the Federal and state governments to provide palliatives to the Nigerian people to enable them to survive, even as they abide by these necessary measures put in place for their own safety.

“To this end, Priam Group pledges N50 million on my behalf as my humble contribution to a relief Fund that will form part of the stimulus package.

“At an approximate 30 million households or thereabouts, the government should devise modalities to distribute N10,000 as a supplement for foodstuff to each household, among other palliative measures, with no one left behind.

“It is thus time for the National Assembly to reconvene in an emergency session, perhaps by teleconference (in line with the demands of social distancing), to legislate a Stimulus Package Act that will cater for all Nigerian citizens.

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“I also call on all Mobile Telephony Companies in Nigeria to urgently develop mobile money platforms so that the government can reach the unbanked with financial assistance.

“I also urge these telecommunications firms to offer each of the 100 million mobile phone lines in Nigeria free credit of at least ₦1500 per mobile line, so that Nigerians who show symptoms, or those who just want information, can call the nearest available health facility, or even an ambulance service, as the case may be”.

.“This is what makes Nigeria great, when we help one another at such crisis times as this, irrespective of any differences. I further call on more corporations and individuals with capacity, to assist the public in these trying times.”

Atiku lauded individuals and corporate organisations that have one way or the other provided some form of relief for the Nigerian people

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