Hold governors accountable for palliatives, says Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that governors and Local Government chairmen should be held responsible if the distribution of subsidy removal palliatives is poorly managed.

“Nigerians must hold them accountable,” he said while responding to a request by Muslim clerics (Ulama) to be allowed to monitor the distributions nationwide.

Responding to the Islamic scholars’ request to be allowed to monitor the distribution of subsidy removal palliatives to states, the President promised that more palliatives were coming for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

He said: ” Even if I set up a panel, I will have to go through the governors and the local governments. We will continue to talk to the governors. Nigerians must hold them accountable.

“It’s unheard of that in a constitutional democracy, a president will sit here and give orders to states. I can only appeal to them to implement.

“The people reside in the states, and if a governor is not doing well, the people should vote them out.”

The Federal Government had nine days ago approved N5 billion for each of the 36 states of the federation for procurement of food items and fertilisers for sharing to less privileged households. and farmers.