Subsidy Removal: CISLAC condemns N70b Palliative For National Assembly Members

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Subsidy Removal: CISLAC condemns N70b Palliative For National Assembly Members

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has condemned the palliative measures announced by the Federal Government to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy.

In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani on Friday the Civil Society Organisation expressed concerns over the sincerity of the disbursement process.

The group decried the imbalance in the allocation of the palliative fund noting that 469 legislators get N24.875 million each, while the more vulnerable public beneficiaries get N8,000 each monthly.

The group said, “It is expected that the fiscal space created by the subsidy withdrawal must be provided for wider public goods and the resources saved could be reallocated to those groups most affected by the reform by adopting complementary measures.

“More worrisomely, a breakdown of the amended N819.5 billion supplementary budget shows that N500 billion is set aside for palliatives to cushion the effect of recent fuel subsidy removal, N185 billion for the Ministry of Works and Housing to alleviate the impact of the flooding disaster suffered in the country in 2022 on road infrastructure across the six geopolitical zones, N19.2 billion for the Ministry of Agriculture to ameliorate the massive destruction to farmlands across the country during the flooding experienced last year; N35 billion to the National Judicial Council; N10 billion to the Federal Capital Territory Administration for critical projects; and N70 billion for the National Assembly to support the working conditions of new members

“There is a seeming lack of clarity and sincerity of purpose behind this sharing formula and its illogical rationale as a further breakdown suggests that each of the 469 legislators gets about N24 million each, while the more vulnerable public beneficiaries get N8000 each monthly.

 

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