People with over N5, 000 in bank won’t get palliatives ― FG
To focus on urban poor
Food distribution to be handled by states

THE Federal Government has said that people with over N5, 000 in their bank account will not benefit from the palliatives to cushion the effect of the lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government also said that it will be using the mobile networks, to know people that top up the credit units for their phones with may be N100 or less.

Besides, the state governments will now be involved in the distribution of food items.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq stated this while briefing State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Minister also said that the Ministry will now focus on the urban poor as it carries out with President Buhari’s directive on the distribution of palliatives to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on Nigerians.

According to her, “You are aware that the President in his broadcast of Monday 13th April, directed that we expand the beneficiaries of the conditional cash transfer by one million and in this regard, we are going to focus more now on the urban poor.

“These are people who depend on the informal sector to earn their livelihood; they are daily wage earners and these are the people that we are really going to focus more on as well as people living with disabilities.”

Giving details on how to identify the beneficiaries of the stimulus, she said that the Ministry has three options to be adopted in selecting the beneficiaries of the scheme.

She said, “Well, we have three options; one, we are going to use the national social register that we already have, two, we are also going to focus on the urban poor as I mentioned, by using their verified BVN accounts to get them, that is, people that have an account balance of N5, 000 and below.

“We are also using the mobile networks, to know people that top up the credit units for their phones with may be N100 or less. Those are also people that we consider to be poor and vulnerable. So, these are the three options that we are exploring and I am sure that by the time we get this data we will be able to give this intervention.”

She, however, said only 25 percent of the population would benefit for now, adding that the scope might be expanded later.

She said, “Let me also say that we have a standard. 25 percent of the total population is what we will take out. It cannot go round everywhere but we are starting from somewhere.

“25 percent of let’s say the location of Lagos state for example is what is going to benefit from this intervention that we are doing. Going forward, we might expand it but this is what is obtainable for now.”

The Minister said her ministry intends to handover the distribution of food relief items to State governments, so as to address the challenges associated with distribution faced in the past.

She said, “On the issue of palliatives in terms of food relief, we have an emergency response plan in place. In the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, we have different functional groups.

“One of such groups, is that which deals with mass care, logistics and security, to be led by the National Emergency Management Agency under the Ministry and they have a structure; from National, States, down to Local Governments, where the various State Emergency Agencies and other security agencies are involved in this distribution.

“So far, we have already done the distribution together with the State authorities in these two states affected by the lockdown, together with the FCT but going forward, when we are going to give these food items, we are going to hand them over to the states because issues have come up, as at yesterday (Monday,).

“Our people were mobbed, some of them were attacked in the course of carrying out this assignment so the general conclusion is that we give this food relief directly to the State governments for them to distribute to the beneficiaries.”

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Words

words indeed! this government sounds worse than a broken record.

FemolasticA:
Words

Lol.

Reports like this will trigger some people to quickly go empty their accounts of over 200k.

And if luck is not by their side, they get waylaid by thieves and the rest becomes history.

These are palliatives to help the needy, be honest. If you are not in the category of these needy, don't try to play smart. Because

Nemesis is the goddess of divine retribution ~ Classical Mythology

And what about the under200,000 odds
Lol were government
Everybody for Yankee go collect palliative even Bill Gate
Sometimes you just have to sit and think if this is a Country or Corntree ?
Anyways, we go dey alright someday

still on the audio level

Simplyleo:
Lol.

Reports like this will trigger some people to quickly go empty their accounts of over 200k.

And if luck is not by their side, they get waylaid by thieves and the rest becomes history.

These are palliatives to help the needy, be honest. If you are not in the category of these needy, don't try to play smart. Because

keep deceiving yourself

Audio money

So somebody nor fit help him friend keep money again?

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Simplyleo:
Lol.

Reports like this will trigger some people to quickly go empty their accounts of over 200k.

And if luck is not by their side, they get waylaid by thieves and the rest becomes history.

These are palliatives to help the needy, be honest. If you are not in the category of these needy, don't try to play smart. Because

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Notice;

Not Until you hear that the first 10people in Nigeria have received this money, never trust these lying vultures parading as leaders.

They have learnt and mastered the art of scamming MORE than the street yahoo boys

altruisticlomo:
keep deceiving yourself

Keep being pessimistic

[quote author=Jacob168 post=88464152]So somebody nor fit help him friend keep money again?

Guy I swear u funny....
So u hv upto 200k n me never chop for 2days now...
Abeg Bros help me even #500...don save life abeg.

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Simplyleo:

Keep being pessimistic

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afonjaa amaka

Jacob168:
So somebody nor fit help him friend keep money again?

. Bross, so na U dey keep money for people now.. Ok ooo, continue eh. if u like go and withdraw ur money because of twenty thousand wey fit be audio. selfish....

Please hope this news is from a correct source. Cause hungry man no they like fake news where dey give hope

Govt have said its 5k

And that you must not have been recharging more than 100 mobile airtime

Government of Nigeria is not giving anybody any dime.

200k is just 500 Dollars!!!

You can't call that being buoyant!!

Send 20k to everyone. Hunger can kill oooo!!!

Senseless

Nonsense. What's 200k that people cannot have in their accounts? This govt is crazy and confused.

Beggars too much for nairaland now. This is a faceless forum, go out and do the real begging. I will be there to help you.

Before i heard its for only people with 5k & below now is 200k Which one are we to take?

Lols

I don't need their fuckken palliative. I'm good

Make I go drain my account niyen o

What if it's someone's money that's inside one's account nko? This country is a joke honestly.. how much FG wan share wey warrant this rubbish. Ori Fg ti yi daanu..awon ole jatijati