The National Social Protection Forum (NSPF) has asked the National Economic Council (NEC) to reconsider its stand on the National Social Register (NSR) because “it was developed in line with global best practices.”
On July 21, the NEC directed state governments to develop a comprehensive social register for vulnerable people to benefit from the planned palliatives following fuel subsidy removal.
According to NEC, the directive is on the ground that the current NSR lacks credibility, with most of the poor and vulnerable in the register having no bank accounts.
President Bola Tinubu is engaging banks to disburse cash to impoverished Nigerians, forgoing the register used by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in selecting beneficiaries of a N5000 monthly stipend, many of whom cannot be traced.
However, in a statement signed by its national coordinator, Taiwo Benson, in Abuja on Monday, the forum described the development as “very unfortunate,” considering the huge resources that went…
