The House of Representatives has issued a statement pledging to oversee the implementation of palliative programmes.
The aim of the palliative is to ensure Nigerians receive maximum benefits.
Rep. Akin Rotimi, the spokesperson for the house, delivered the statement shortly after President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast.
The house commends Tinubu for announcing palliatives to alleviate the adverse economic effects.
“The House sympathizes with distressed Nigerians due to the delay in removing the subsidy and implementing palliative measures.”
“The House also expresses hope that the President will quickly implement his policies and initiatives to provide relief to the people.”
“I assure all Nigerians that the house will be alive to the constitutional obligation to effectively monitor all entities of government responsible for the deployment of the palliative measures.
“On our part in the House of Representatives, we will closely monitor every agency of government that will be involved in the implementation, to ensure speedy delivery, equitable distribution, and transparency.”
2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act
The statement recalled that on July 13, the House approved the request presented by Tinubu for the amendment of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act.
It said that the amendment was to extract N500 billion from the budget for palliatives to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy.
“The house commends Tinubu for his interventions in the manufacturing sector via support for small and medium scale enterprises.
“The house commends the plan to work with the state governments to invest in critical social and economic infrastructure and to deploy 3,000 commuter buses, amongst other measures.
“The integrated interventions would stimulate economic productivity, boost agriculture production, create jobs, and improve living conditions.
“The house also welcomes the planned upward review of the national minimum wage and will consider and approve once transmitted to the National Assembly by the presidency,” the statement added.