FAKE NEWS ALERT: FG is NOT paying Nigerians N30,000 ‘coronavirus relief’
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says the report that Nigerians with bank verification number (BVN) will be given N30,000 as relief fund is false.
The report, which went viral on Friday, said Adesina issued a statement to that effect.
The said amount was to help Nigerians “stock up their home during the stay-at-home order by the government”.
As a way of reducing the spread of COVID-19, both federal and state governments placed restrictions on public gathering.
In a tweet on Saturday, Adesina asked Nigerians to disregard the information.
“Fake news peddlers have concocted a statement, purportedly issued by me, saying FG will pay N30,000 to each Nigerian with BVN, to help them stock up before an impending national lockdown. Not me. The so-called statement is hereby disclaimed,” he tweeted.
Fake news peddlers have concocted a statement, purportedly issued by me, saying FG will pay N30,000 to each Nigerian with BVN, to help them stock up before an impending national lockdown. Not me. The so-called statement is hereby disclaimed.
Advertisement— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) March 28, 2020
The pandemic has led to a lockdown in some countries where relief materials are provided for citizens.
Taking on Adesina’s tweet, some Nigerians asked if the government has any plan to help its citizens at this time.
Below are some responses to Adesina’s tweet:
But federal government needs to give us something, US AND UK are doing it…. Even though na 10k…..
— Oluwatimilehin Gabriel Dada (@_oluwatimilehin) March 28, 2020
We all know this isn’t from you, but what are you gonna do for people to relive them at this time?
You guys should come up with something ASAP.Advertisement— Forbes (@AmupitanOluwaf1) March 28, 2020
If you are saying it’s not 30,000 , how much does FG plan to inject into the economy to cushion the effects of covid 19 in Nigeria?
How much are you guys willing to pay the citizens amidst this threatening pandemic? If it’s not 30k , how much? How much did it cost Buhari to win?Advertisement— Chuka Okeke (@chukokeke) March 28, 2020
Didn’t we have the money? But if na election period u guys would share it live And direct. #COVID19 let pray through it to get through it
Advertisement— Jamiu Babalola Bamidele (@jamiubamidele1) March 28, 2020
I think i have seen enough and heared enough.What am hearing now is that they will use voters card to go and collect money.Certainlly it will increase the rate of infection if the FG dont kw that let them ask the professionals.
Please u ppl should do something at least to help we the citizen.that thing you people are protecting is just paper u can print another one
Since other country are doing it then why cant our country do it
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U make sense brother
Nigeria should pay us for stay at home because if the youth is not doing anything that means thief will come and let no police arrest anybody because the government is not ready to help us.thank you
i think they have agreed to pay citizens the sum of 8500 to help us in this period
Hmm what are day going to do with the money even 200,000 day can pay but we Nigerian have a problem
this country is somthin els
we should stay at home and eat what? the fg just have to do somthing to help its citizen in this kind of situation
we stay at home, we die with hunger, we go out for hustlings we contact the virus, so what does the fg want us to do nw?
Your comment..Nigerians,we lack of good government it’s a pity,stay at home without any provision’s for their citizens.some even working everyday still they can’t feed their families talk less of stay at home with hungry Nigerians please change your mind
What are the federal government folding hands to hear? That 35 people died in Nigeria not from COVID19 but from hunger.
Lagos 18
FCT 11
Osun 6
Is that what federal government want to see? They better do something else it will come to pass. Am in lagos so I know what am talking about.
Omo in this life have money oh or you go suffer. (anyway is a way). Do all it takes to have money.