The National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to make cash payments to vulnerable Nigerians through Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the citizens.


The ex-Lagos State governor, who gave the advice in a statement, said the payments could be made quickly by using the BVN of prospective recipients to make direct deposits into individual bank accounts.

According to him, the use of BVN will also be safer and not lead to the types of violence and crime that might follow physical cash transfers.

Tinubu said this would even encourage those without bank accounts to establish such accounts and the process would further bring millions of people into formal banking.


He said: “The money-less family still needs food, water, shelter and, to a lesser degree, utilities. In a compassionate society, they should not be made to do without.

“Most families need relief. If relief is not forthcoming, these families risk hunger and its attendant suffering and woes.”

The palliative measures, according to the APC chieftain, would blunt hunger, maintain aggregate demand in the domestic economy and help sustain private-sector markets to the extent possible.

He told the government that such payments could be done in either one or in a combination of three ways.

“First, we can designate a stipend for every household. The amount should be enough to pay for the monthly needs of an ‘average’ household for food and other basics.



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Lalasticlala
Mynd44

Better talk

Sounds good, let's see how it goes.

Jagaban get sense. It will even encourage increased enrollment post Covid-19.

Nancydearie:
Sounds good, let's see how it goes.

Nancy baby,why are you not sleeping at this odd hour??

i wish he was president

The cabal would be like, who heck does Mr Tinubu think he is dishing out unsolicited advice capable of inciting the masses against the government?

Already FG said they were going to pay some Nigerians with less than 5k in their bank accounts and also those who recharge 100 naira airtime, so why is he dancing to the gallery?

sounds good to me

teadrake:
Jagaban get sense. It will even encourage increased enrollment post Covid-19.

He failed to add post- Covik one nine to that sentence and that got me confused until I read your post.

Iphupa:
i wish he was president

But you guys told us buhari had the best interest of the masses at heart?

Tinubu has been quoted as saying he was richer than Fed govt. Let him do what he's advising them to do and Nigeria would really believe he loves them.

Buhari jubril is unpresidential.
He doesn't have conscience for human beings except cow and Fulani herdsmen.

pls ohhh don't wish that.. he's just making way for 2023

Iphupa:
i wish he was president

They always saying the opposite of what they'd do. Arssholes

And who is this one talking??

anyhow dem wan do am, me sha wan see 20k alert before next week friday

Swollen eyed Tadpole want to scam Lagosians as usual into 2023.

Only an idiot would fall for this

Pls I borrowed data to post this.... Am seriously dying of hunger... Nothing is too small.. Save a life... God bless you... No matter he small,i will manage... 2266211390 z.e.n.i.t.h

Hey Tinubu, the land grabber and real estate guru of Ibeju Lekki axis,


Many hungry and angry Lagosians are hanging on your neck. So, get bullion vans ready as your palliative and stimulus plan for them.


You can do better as an elder stateman.... But forget 2023!

Campaign strategy.
Oga you cannot rule this nation

Wolgrace:
Hey Tinubu, the land grabber and real estate guru of Ibeju Lekki axis,


Many hungry and angry Lagosians are hanging on your neck. So, get bullion vans ready as your palliative and stimulus plan for them.


You can do better as an elder stateman.... But forget 2023!

Don't mind the old fool.
They are now playing advisory role couples with oversight function because of 2023

firo08:

Don't mind the old fool.
They are now playing advisory role couples with oversight function because of 2023

And Buhari will be like "hey goggle eye! Don't use my palliative plan to shine your brown teeth because of 2023. I'm for everybody and i'm for nobody."

Get a driving skill,learn how to drive both manual or automatic vehicles, add value to yourself, be useful and relevant when you can drive both cars.

pretender has started doing eye service because of 2023 but you will be disappointed because we will not be fooled this time around and no sane Nigerian will vote for you ojuyobo olojuopolo

Sound, sensible suggestion.