'They are on the threshold of misery with serious consequences unless the various authorities reply to their needs immediately.'
A leading anti-corruption group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda , has expressed deep concern that the palliatives being distributed by federal and state governments in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak may not be reaching the poor.
The group has been compiling information from across the country on the impact of government palliative interventions. It said it constantly receives reports that many of the vulnerable poor are excluded from the palliatives being shared by the various tiers of government while in some instances, deliberate distribution of materials have been restricted to only members of the ruling political parties in particular areas.
HEDA cited for instance the distribution of cash through account numbers as a unique programme, but noted that the government should also realise that there are many poor Nigerians that have no little fund to even open a bank account.
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