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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said some of the street protests against the rising cost of living in the country are sponsored.
Speaking on the floor of the Upper Chamber on Tuesday, Akpabio said the protesters are not aware of the efforts by the senate and the Federal Government government to tackle the situation.
“You can see a lot of sponsored protests here and there but those people are not aware — most of those sponsored protesters are not aware of the kind of efforts made by this senate to tackle the situation together with the management team of the federal government,” he said.
“Unverified reports have it that State Governments in the last few months have received additional N30 billion from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), outside their normal allocations from the federation account, to assist them in ameliorating the food situation.
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