{"id":207065,"date":"2020-04-04T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=207065"},"modified":"2020-04-04T17:00:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T16:00:29","slug":"resign-for-marginalising-igbos-on-covid-19-palliatives-ohanaeze-tells-minister-farouq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=207065","title":{"rendered":"Resign for marginalising Igbos on COVID-19 palliatives &#8211; Ohanaeze tells Minister, Farouq"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">Nigeria Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq, has been accused of nepotism in the allocation of the federal government\u2019s Stimulus packages to it\u2019s citizenry in order to cushion the negative effects of the economic and social lockdown over the Coronavirus pandemic, known as COVID-19.<br \/>\nOhanaeze Youths Council (OYC), the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, in a statement jointly signed by it\u2019s President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and the Secretary General, Okwu Nnabuike and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Umuahia, claimed that the Minister was sectional by denying Igbos their legitimate rights to benefit from the palliatives.<br \/>\nThe group alleged that the activities of the Minister had posed a big threat to the lives of the people of the South East, urging the federal government to integrate South east zone in the provision of stimulus packages to cushion the effects of the lockdown.<br \/>\nBut the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq, insisted there is no favoritism in the palliative support.<br \/>\nFarouq made this known while speaking to reporters at the presidential task force media briefing during the week.<br \/>\nThe Minister claimed that over 2.6 million households have so far benefited from the N20,000 Coronavirus palliative issued by the federal government.<br \/>\nAccording to the Minister, over 11million vulnerable persons have been identified in 35 states who are yet to benefit from the palliatives. 2.6m households are from the FCT, Nasarawa, Katsina and Anambra states.<br \/>\nFarouq also said the ministry is working seriously to cover additional 1m households subsequently.<br \/>\nHowever, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) demanded the resignation of Sadiya Farouq, for allegedly sectionalizing national affairs to the detriment of people\u2019s lives.<br \/>\nPart of the release stated, \u201cWe condemn vehemently the vituperative rhetorics of the Minister, Sadiya Farouk, which says, \u201d Igbos and people in the South, should not expect any money from Federal Government to cushion effects of the coronavirus.<br \/>\n\u201cShe is no longer fit to be a Minister, and the only way to assuage her provocative action meant to assault the sensibility of Igbos, is for the Presidency to relieve her of her duties in order to exonerate the Federal Government of her unpatriotic and nepotistic attitude capable of truncating our democracy and which remains a threat to the unity of Nigeria\u201d.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq, has been accused of nepotism in the allocation of the federal government\u2019s Stimulus packages to it\u2019s citizenry in order to cushion the negative effects of the economic and social lockdown over the Coronavirus pandemic, known as COVID-19. 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