Former Governor of Kano State, Senator Abdullahi Ganduje, has called on his successor, Abba Yusuf, to concentrate on initiating a concrete plan that will alleviate the suffering of his people instead of picking holes in the post-subsidy removal palliative plan introduced by President Bola Tinubu.
Ganduje’s reaction was a response to Yusuf’s earlier rejection of the palliative plan, which was subsequently retracted following a backlash from the public.
The governor has faulted the mode of distribution of the N500 billion palliatives for small-scale industries adopted by the Federal Government.
According to him, the distribution mode will see Lagos receiving 47 per cent of the allocation, followed by the South-South Zone with 17 per cent, and other regions receiving significantly lower percentages.
Speaking through his deputy, Aminu Abdussalam, the governor said the distribution was heavily skewed in favour of Lagos state and the South-South zone to the…