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Prince Tony Momoh, a former of Information and one of the national leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on issues arising from the Federal government’s cash transfer intervention programme, COVID-19 pandemic and other issues. Excerpts:

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq has said 2.6m vulnerable persons are currently to benefit from the Federal government cash transfer intervention programme. Nigerians are asking, how do they determine these poorest people?

How have they been deter­mining those they give money to in this Social Investment Pro­gramme? They have been telling us how they have been giving money out, N5,000 to some peo­ple and N10,000 to others. That has been going on for almost four years now. All these people that have collected so far, how were they determined? Did they not say there is a diary that con­tained the names of the benefi­ciaries? I even heard the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs talking about a list of N11million people in their social register. Are you saying the feeding programme in many states of the federation are fictions? I am aware that they went all over the country, includ­ing local government areas to find out the most deprived people that will need help and they have been giving help to such people. Are the beneficiaries complain­ing of not receiving help? I think the media should investigate to find out the truth.

Don’t you think the list of beneficia­ries be made public so that Nigerians can know who gets what?

Why should the federal govern­ment publish the list? If you want to give rice to people, do you want to spend money again publishing those you gave rice to, or using the money for publication to buy more rice so that it can get to as many as possible? We need help and Ni­geria is a country of thousands of communities. Each community knows itself and we practice the theory of be your brother’s keeper. In the villages we know ourselves within the communities and peo­ple in these communities don’t starve. So, the starvation that would have happen in developing countries where everybody is on his own doesn’t happen in Nige­ria because we are our brother’s keeper.

There have also been complaints of giving out the cash. Can’t they do it in more organised way?

The money they are to give out, have they not been giving them out? They have been giving it out through a procedure organised by the banks. Are the banks not working? If the banks were asked to do something, why won’t they do it? If they are to do it through it? The food they promised to dis­tribute as palliatives, are they not distributing it in different areas?

Have you received any package or do you know of anybody who has received so far?

Do I belong to the group of de­prived Nigerians so much that I will be waiting for N,5000 from the government as an elderstates­man? The fact is that those who belong to that category will re­ceive it. As for how the poorest Nigerians are determined, they reach out to the communities to give the cash to the poorest among them. They know these poor ones and have been sending money to them. They have been giving N5, 000 to these people every month but now, they said they should give them N20, 000 in advance which they are already imple­menting.

Do you think the process has been transparent enough?

What do you mean by transpar­ency? Are you saying that some people are pocketing the money? If there are abuses in the distribu­tion, those affected should report to the appropriate authorities. If it is true, then all of us will start shouting that those involved should be prosecuted. Nigerians never trust anybody but it is un­derstandable due to the fact that it is not easy to monitor. Moni­toring governance is the constitu­tional role of the media. But the fact is everybody who is watching should monitor governance and then hold the government ac­countable to the people.
https://www.independent.ng/covid-19-no-need-publishing-names-of-cash-transfer-beneficiaries-tony-momoh/

All this old fools time shall pass while true leaders emerge.
I believe!

Leave this stupid fool....
Who are those that have benefited from it apart from the northern part of this country....

Can Tony Momoh tell the world that its only in the northern part of Nigeria someone will see the vulnerable or the poor of the poor ?

Mr tony try to think well , and do the right thing as God commanded us to do......

Remember there is HELL and ETERNITY

Do I belong to the group of de­prived Nigerians so much that I will be waiting for N,5000 from the government as an elderstates­man?

Well stated.

But the same people who claim to be the most successful are still the ones disturbing everyone because of 5k. The same 5k they claim can't recharge their phones for 1 hr, lol.

As for the lack of transparency being propagated by agents of darkness, Momoh has also addressed it squarely here.

If there are abuses in the distribu­tion, those affected should report to the appropriate authorities.

Funny thing is that bonafide Nigerians dont really make much noise about this.

I use to respect this man

hisexcellency34:
Prince Tony Momoh, a former of Information a[s][/s]nd one of the national leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on issues arising from the Federal government’s cash transfer intervention programme, COVID-19 pandemic and other issues. Excerpts:

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq has said 2.6m vulnerable persons are currently to benefit from the Federal government cash transfer intervention programme. Nigerians are asking, how do they determine these poorest people?

How have they been deter­mining those they give money to in this Social Investment Pro­gramme? They have been telling us how they have been giving money out, N5,000 to some peo­ple and N10,000 to others. That has been going on for almost four years now. All these people that have collected so far, how were they determined? Did they not say there is a diary that con­tained the names of the benefi­ciaries? I even heard the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs talking about a list of N11million people in their social register. Are you saying the feeding programme in many states of the federation are fictions? I am aware that they went all over the country, includ­ing local government areas to find out the most deprived people that will need help and they have been giving help to such people. Are the beneficiaries complain­ing of not receiving help? I think the media should investigate to find out the truth.

Don’t you think the list of beneficia­ries be made public so that Nigerians can know who gets what?

Why should the federal govern­ment publish the list? If you want to give rice to people, do you want to spend money again publishing those you gave rice to, or using the money for publication to buy more rice so that it can get to as many as possible? We need help and Ni­geria is a country of thousands of communities. Each community knows itself and we practice the theory of be your brother’s keeper. In the villages we know ourselves within the communities and peo­ple in these communities don’t starve. So, the starvation that would have happen in developing countries where everybody is on his own doesn’t happen in Nige­ria because we are our brother’s keeper.

There have also been complaints of giving out the cash. Can’t they do it in more organised way?

The money they are to give out, have they not been giving them out? They have been giving it out through a procedure organised by the banks. Are the banks not working? If the banks were asked to do something, why won’t they do it? If they are to do it through it? The food they promised to dis­tribute as palliatives, are they not distributing it in different areas?

Have you received any package or do you know of anybody who has received so far?

Do I belong to the group of de­prived Nigerians so much that I will be waitin[left][/left]g for N,5000 from the government as an elderstates­man? The fact is that those who belong to that category will re­ceive it. As for how the poorest Nigerians are determined, they reach out to the communities to give the cash to the poorest among them. They know these poor ones and have been sending money to them. They have been giving N5, 000 to these people every month but now, they said they should give them N20, 000 in advance which they are already imple­menting.

Do you think the process has been transparent enough?

What do you mean by transpar­ency? Are you saying that some people are pocketing the money? If there are abuses in the distribu­tion, those affected should report to the appropriate authorities. If it is true, then all of us will start shouting that those involved should be prosecuted. Nigerians never trust anybody but it is un­derstandable due to the fact that it is not easy to monitor. Moni­toring governance is the constitu­tional role[s][/s] of the media. But the fact is everybody who is watching should monitor governance an[/s]d then hold the government ac­c[s]ountable to the people.
https://www.independent.ng/covid-19-no-need-publishing[s][/s]-names-of-cash-transfer-beneficiaries-tony-momoh/

This man always look irritating .....

Simplyleo:
Well stated.

But the same people who claim to be the most successful are still the ones disturbing everyone because of 5k. The same 5k they claim can't recharge their phones for 1 hr, lol.

As for the lack of transparency being propagated by agents of darkness, Momoh has also addressed it squarely here.


Funny thing is that bonafide Nigerians dont really make much noise about this.

Bruv, the truth of matter is that no one will die over 5k in most parts of Lagos and Ogun state if not for the sudden lock down.

Many people rely on daily money in Lagos to survive. e.g. taxi drivers, artisans etc. This people's savings have been wiped out in the period of two weeks that the lock down.

The lock down just exposed the the deep rooted fraud that has been going on all this while.

Yes, we no Ghost don't have names.
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Mtweew

Simplyleo:
Well stated.

But the same people who claim to be the most successful are still the ones disturbing everyone because of 5k. The same 5k they claim can't recharge their phones for 1 hr, lol.

As for the lack of transparency being propagated by agents of darkness, Momoh has also addressed it squarely here.


Funny thing is that bonafide Nigerians dont really make much noise about this.

He is just running from pillar to post without even addressing the main reason..

How do people reason... what would it take to publish a register they claim to already have on their website?

Publish the register of the N5k then, let the people vet according to their communities.

Use biometric - No
Use the banks - No
Use BVN - No
You just want to share cash.

U can't publish their names, but u are quick to show us their imaginary fake pictures..

I think Nigerians should trace all these old fools taking us for fools and do jungle justice on them

Simplyleo:
Well stated.

But the same people who claim to be the most successful are still the ones disturbing everyone because of 5k. The same 5k they claim can't recharge their phones for 1 hr, lol.

As for the lack of transparency being propagated by agents of darkness, Momoh has also addressed it squarely here.


Funny thing is that bonafide Nigerians dont really make much noise about this.

mynd44 lalasticlala seun rule 3

BVN remains the best option

Esseite:
He is just running from pillar to post without even addressing the main reason..

How do people reason... what would it take to publish a register they claim to already have on their website?

Publish the register of the N5k then, let the people vet according to their communities.

Use biometric - No
Use the banks - No
Use BVN - No
You just want to share cash.

I never see a government as fraudulent as APC

The stupidity & foolishness of this man is just legendary So a social interventional project of government should not be transparent & accountable in a 21st century world? Why are they scared of using BVN/NIN? Just imagine!

we thought PDP was bad

Decibel:
I never see a government as fraudulent as APC

APC and Buhari is the worst thing to happen to Nigeria... Tufiakwa.

Fraudulent government.
but there is need to take picture of them receiving the money

This can only happen in Nigeria.

Is chief Momoh okay?

This Papa needs to see the doctor fast

Just negodu this thief!

God punish anybody using the money for the poor to enrich yourself