By our Reporter
Nasarawa State Government said it has rolled out more plans and measures to alleviate the suffering of people due to economic hardship occasioned by fuel subsidy removal and inflation in the state.
Mr Ibrahim Angbolo, Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Lafia.
Angbolo said that as parts of short term measures, the state government had already ordered for rice to be distributed across the 13 local government areas of the state as palliative to cushion the hardship being faced by people.
The Commissioner said that the Nasarawa state government had since commenced the payment of wage award of N10,000 to the state civil servants across board and N5000 to pensioners to cushion effects of subsidy removal.
He disclosed that plan is also underway by the state government under the leadership of Gov Abdullahi Sule to pay palliative to the vulnerable people who were not on the pay roll of the state.
Angbolo said as part of long term measures to ensure food security, the state government had inaugurated sales of fertilizers and farm inputs at subsidised price to dry season farmers.
According to the Commissioner, the state government had also inaugurated the second phase of conditional cash transfer where N7000 will be transferred to widows, orphans and elderly.
“Giving the prevailing economic realities, the state government has reviewed the amount upwards from five thousand naira to seven thousand naira and also increased the number of beneficiaries from 3,800 to 6000.
Angbolo, while assuring the citizens of the administration’s sincerity of purpose and unflinching commitment to good governance of the governor, enjoined them to remain calm and supportive of the government as more measures would be taken to ameliorate the present economic hardship.
“This administration under the leadership of Gov Abdullahi Sule is committed and determined to see to the welfares and well beings of the citizenry, government will leave no stone unturned to achieve that.
“The Gov had recently flagged off the sale of fertilisers and farm inputs at subsidised price for farmers, just yesterday the governor had inaugurated second phase of domesticated conditional transfer to the vulnerable.
“Gov Sule means well for the state, all we are asking for is the supports and cooperations of the citizens as government rolls out more measures to address current economic hardship,” he pleaded.(NAN)