Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has reacted to the methods adopted by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to identify beneficiaries of the Conditional Cash Transfer scheme.
Recall that the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar had disclosed that Nigerians who buy N100 call credit are considered as poor and are among those qualified to get palliatives.
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The Minister also expressed that Nigerians with N5, 000 and below will be those qualified as urban poor and will benefit from the initiative.
Reacting to this development, the former lawmaker described the criteria as illogical and irrational.
See his tweet below:
In a country where the minimum wage is officially 30k;to deny a citizen 5k because he has 5k in his account under lockdown with no end in sight is illogical and irrational.
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) April 17, 2020
