Palliatives: Tinubu, Shettima Meet Senate President, State Governors

President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kasshim Shettima yesterday met with President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and some state governors as part of efforts to cushion the effects of the petrol subsidy removal on the population.

The meeting was part of the President’s continued consultation with key players on how to get the economy on sound footing.

The meeting held in the office of the President at the State House, Abuja, was attended by some state governors including those of Imo (Senator Hope Uzodinma), Kwara (AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq), Lagos (Babajide Sanwo-Olu) and Ogun (Prince Dapo Abiodun).

Former governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state was also part of the meeting.

Shettima and the three governors thereafte relocated to the Vice President’s wing of the State House for another round of meeting at the Conference room.

They were later joined by Governor Governor Umar of Bago of Niger State.

Speaking to newsmen on the essence of the meeting, Presidential Adviser on special duties, communications and strategy, Mr. Dele Alake, said the meeting with the president also looked at how to finalise arrangement on the distribution of palliatives to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.

Addressing journalists, Uzodinma stressed that the current hardship occasioned by the price on petroleum products, food and cost of living was being addressed.

According to him, the sub-national governments are working with the federal government and today there would be a National Economic Council to discuss further on that as we dot the i’s and cross the t’s.

The Presidency had on Tuesday evening directed the distribution of grains and fertilizers to 50 million farmers across the country also as part of measures to boost food security in the country.

But the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has identified the removal of binding constraints that have limited the operations of the manufacturing sector of Nigerian economy as the best palliative to Nigerians who are bearing the downside effects of the various reforms of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.