In a Twitter post, he frowned at the move as he questioned why a paltry N8k should be given to millions of households.

Nigerian blogger and socialite, Noble Igwe has queried the rationale behind the approval of N70 billion for lawmakers.

In a Twitter post, he frowned at the move as he questioned why a paltry N8k should be given to millions of households.

He wrote:

“They approved 70 billion for themselves, approved 8k for you and your family but they got their influencers talking about Peter Obi all day. 

They know you are not smart and will ask no questions”

Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had said 12m families will get N8, 000 over a period of six months to ameliorate the hardships faced by Nigerians as a result of subsidy removal.

In a letter to the House of Representatives read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas during plenary on Tuesday, Tinubu said it was support to enable poor and vulnerable Nigerians cope with the cost of meeting basic needs.

The letter was for approval of additional financing for the national social safety net programme scaled up by the National Assembly.

He said this would have a multiplier effect on about 60 million individuals.

In order to guarantee the credibility of the process, he said digital transfers would be made directly to beneficiaries accounts.

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