Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has appealed to state governors still ‘hoarding’ COVID-19 palliatives at different warehouses in the country to distribute the relief items to citizens immediately.

The rights lawyer described as crime against humanity, the alleged ‘hoarding’ of the food items donated to states by the Private Sector Coalition Against Covid-19 also known as CACOVID.

He made this known on Monday in an interview with Arise TV monitored by The PUNCH.

Falana said, “It is almost like a crime against humanity just as some public officers have diverted money meant for providing palliatives for internally displaced persons.

“I mean you ask yourself, what level of stealing is this? And so, this is why we are worried that the members of the ruling class in Nigeria will have to have a rethink that there are certain areas you must not get to in looting the treasuries of the country.

“Again, I want to appeal here for warehouses that have not been touched. If palliatives have been stored, I want to appeal to all the state governors in Nigeria to emulate the example of the Sokoto State governor that simply, in the view of this challenge, distributed the items.

“How can a government hoard indomie? It’s intolerable. It’s provocative. Our government will have to apologise to the Nigerian people.”

The PUNCH had earlier reported that thousands of looters had over the weekend invaded several warehouses where COVID-19 palliatives were believed to have been stored and carted away food items before the arrival of security operatives.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, on Monday, denied allegations that governors hoarded palliatives meant for distribution to Nigerians in order to ameliorate their sufferings during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commentor:
I totally agree with this.

All governors, who partook of this act are idiots.

Commentor:
I totally agree with this.

All governors, who partook of this act are idiots.

That doesn't mean your son isn't a fool too.

Why all of a sudden is he quiet?

Commentor:
I totally agree with this.

All governors, who partook of this act are idiots.

That doesn't mean your son isn't a fool too.

Why all of a sudden is he quiet?

RuudVanNisteroy:

Who said Falz his son is quiet. He went on CNN and let the world know the country is ruled by fantastically corrupt gangsters.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbriLKFTbMc

Yebosola:




His son is an adult, negotiate direct.

Iyocartel:
Iyooooooo cartel

Mrs Ifeanyi Ugwuayi of Enugu state is the most useless governor in Nigeria at the moment, the stupidity of Ugwuayi is making Bello of kogi looks like a genius.
Gburu gburu killed 042 Citizens because of indomie 3k that rightly belong to them.
Obodo emebigo