The Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has claimed that she never said every Nigerian received COVID-19 palliative during the lockdown, oyogist.com reports.
Sadiya Farouq made the statement on Monday at the daily press briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.
According to her, it is difficult and impossible to distribute the said palliative to about 180 million Nigerians.
Farouq said this on Monday at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja:
“In recent days, there have been speculations around one of our key interventions during the COVID-19 lockdown,” Farouq said.
“Take home ration for the school feeding program was done in consultation with stakeholders. It was not invented by the Ministry.”
“Our agreement was that the Federal Government would provide the funding while states would implement.”
“Every state government has received its shares of palliatives for onward distribution. “I never said every Nigerian has received COVID-19 palliative; it is impossible to give palliative to all Nigerians.”
Sadiya Umar Farouk, is the current minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management, and social development. Appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2019. Her ministry came into the spotlight and heavy criticism during the Covid-19 lockdown having received several Billion on palliative distribution for low income and poor Nigerians.
There have been controversies concerning the effectiveness of palliative distribution. While some concerned Nigerian had urged the Federal Government to take away the distribution of the palliative from the ministry of humanitarian affairs and have faulted the ministry on corruption and incapacity.
