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| Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Minority Leader, House of Representatives speaking to journalists. |
The opposition lawmakers in a statement issued by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, on Wednesday warned
that “the current selective approach adopted by the Federal Government in
allotting aids to states is unacceptable and counter-productive to the overall
national efforts to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic and
effectively check its spread”.
According to the lawmakers “the selective approach is already
sending wrong signals, fuelling avoidable divisiveness, allegations and
counter-allegations of political and sectional marginalization in the polity
and such must be checked immediately”.
Elumelu urged the Federal Government to note that “Nigerians are
united in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and anything that will divide
them at this moment must be avoided.
“The Federal Government should bear in mind that the social and
economic challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic cut across all the states of the
federation. It affects all Nigerians because they operate under the same
economy and lockdown directives. Therefore, the selective approach in
dissemination of aids and palliatives is not in the best interest of our
nation. It will only send a very wrong signal and exacerbate the situation.
"What is expected at the moment is an even distribution of
aids and palliatives to all states of the federation in a manner that
extensively addresses the needs of the masses at this critical time"
Elumelu however commended the contributions of well-meaning
citizens as well as the organized private sector in the national effort to
check the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
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