Garba Shehu said President
Buhari feels the pains of the poor Nigerians, and is constantly working out
ways to better their lives.
The Senior Special Assistant
to the President on media, Garba Shehu, has revealed to newsmen that plans to
disburse N5,000 monthly stipend to 1 million poor Nigerians is in its final
stages.
He said “For example, one
million poor and vulnerable Nigerians will soon receive monthly payments of
N5,000 to allow them live decently,” he said, noting that the programme was
designed to recognize the need for ordinary, poor Nigerians to also benefit
from the resources of the country.
“President Buhari believes
that the resources of our country should be spent also on the vast majority of
our people who are poor and vulnerable, and not squandered by government
officials or the elite.”
He also revealed that the
social investment plan has been included in the 2016 budget.
Shehu said “About seven to
eight states have been completed already. Now the Presidency is working with
the World Bank and the Bill Gates Foundation on how to identify the people to
be paid the N5,000 and how they will be paid.
“This is the first time
that the federal government of this country will be spending this much on
social welfare for poor, bearing in mind that the money will go directly to the
beneficiaries.”
President Muhammadu Buhari
has also refused to devalue the Naira, adding that he is not convinced of its
benefits to Nigerians.
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