FG's proposed ₦8,000 cash transfer is a scam - Kaduna gov

<p>The governor said about 75% of the rural population in the North West are excluded from the social register.</p>, <span>Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani. Twitter:@ubasanius</span>, <h2>Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has explained why he thinks the ₦8,000 conditional cash transfer proposed by the federal government will end up being a complete scam.</h2>, <p>To cushion the negative effect of the fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu, requested approval for an $800m World Bank loan from the National Assembly to provide an ₦8,000 monthly stipend to 12 million Nigerian households for six months.</p>, <p>The announcement triggered a wave of condemnations from economic experts and other concerned Nigerians who opined that the intervention is being misapplied.</p>, <p>Also, some critics questioned how the federal government intends to qualify those who will benefit from the proposed handout given the lack of a credible social register.</p>, <p>Though the government has since pulled the plug on the plan for further review, the rancour it generated is still rambling on.</p>, <p>Reacting to the development during an interview on ARISE Television, Governor Sani toed the line of those who have predicted that the scheme will be counterproductive.</p>, <p>He argued that there was no certainty of an accurate and updated database of the Nigerian people that would benefit from the proposed largesse.</p>, <img src="https://cdn-fmcrawler.shalltry.com/public/prod/files/images/2023-07-24/original/b7e849e4-09b6-4334-9b75-f4ade5e443b5.jpg">, <span>President Bola Tinubu and Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani. Twitter:Umar</span>, <p>Sani said, “My position has always been that, at this critical time, cash transfer should not be something that we should bring up. I think that cash transfer for me, in my opinion, is a scam. Completely it’s a scam. I can be very certain about that, because who are you transferring the money to?</p>, <p>“Let me give an example, go and check the current statistics. Like I said, as