Palliatives Coming Soon To Nigerians, Says Senate Leader

The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on Saturday revealed that the federal government will soon roll out palliatives to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians.

He also assured Nigerians that the Senate will thoroughly and diligently screened all the ministerial nominees presented by the President Bola Tinubu in such a way that will make them deliver dividends of democracy to Nigerians.

The Senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District spoke in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti at a programme tagged ‘24 Hours Marathon Praise and Worship Service’, organised  to mark his 60th birthday.

The palliatives, he said will be provided for the masses, especially poorest of the poor in the country in addition to its social investment programmes.

“The federal government will put palliatives in place to help the poorest of the poor. There is also another category of palliatives that will be rolled out for the civil servants apart from the promised salary increment that will be done across states and at the federal level.

“The removal is very significant because the federal government will be able to save a lot of money to do infrastructure and make all Nigerians happy. That was the intention of President Tinubu about the removal. He knew what Nigerians are passing through and efforts are underway to cushion the effects of this removal”

Bamidele while addressing newsmen on the sideline said the scrutiny would be done to ascertain their competences and capabilities to serve Nigeria.

He added that Senator Godswill Akpabio-led Senate was desirous and keen about ensuring that those holding pivotal positions under Tinubu’s presidency are those with capacities to deliver.

“Let me assure Nigerians that the screening won’t be only take a bow and go, except for those who had been members of the National Assembly before and whom we knew and appreciated that they have the wherewithal to give Nigerians qualitative leadership.

“Nigerians expected us to be thorough. They are expecting us to do a thorough screening. But take a bow and go is not an un-parliamentary convention, it has become a practice all over the world and that person must be a former member of the parliament who is well known to us. Somebody we have confidence in his ability.’’