Abuja, Feb. 21, 2024 – Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, on Wednesday said the Federal Government had given each state N30 billion through the Federal Inland Revenue (FIRS) to address the rising prices of foods and other essentials.
Akpabio said the funds were different from monthly allocations and that it was made clear to them to apply the money specifically to tackle the food crisis.
“We can see a lot of protests here and there, most of those sponsored protesters are not aware of the kind of efforts being made by this senate to tackle the situation together with a joint management team of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“I must say that unverified report has it that each of the state governments in the last few months has received an additional N30billion from the Federal Inland Revenue Service, outside their normal allocation from the federation account to assist them in ameliorating the food situation.
“We believed that every state government should utilise the funds so received towards ensuring that food is available.” (GBN)
