PDP blames Sadia Umar over diversion of funds for COVID-19 palliatives

It has never been an easy one since The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pushed all the blames on the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadia Farouq over looted COVID-19 palliatives. 

Kola Ologbondiyan who is the spokesman for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) stated on Sunday that some of the Federal Government officials are covering up the alleged diversion of Covid-19 funds.

The Federal Government had, in the apex of the Covid-19 lockdown released the sum of N500 billion and food items to the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to get the palliatives to the poor Nigerian households to ease them of the hunger associated with the lockdown.

In the statement made by Kola: “The PDP is appalled by the scandalous attempt by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, to create an impression that the CACOVID palliatives besieged in the aftermath of the EndSARS protests were the same Federal Government palliatives for which she is required to give account.

“Our party wants to inform the minister that such infantile antics cannot sway Nigerians, as the public is already aware that CACOVID palliatives came from donations from well-meaning individuals and organisations, which is completely different from the N500 billion voted by the Federal Government, which has not been accounted for.

“If anything, this attempt by the minister to muddle-up issues and confuse Nigerians only goes to validate allegations of stealing and diversion of funds and palliatives provided by the Federal Government and placed under her purview.

“Of course, the CACOVID palliatives have nothing to do with the alleged stealing and diversion of funds in the cash disbursement of N20,000 to undocumented beneficiaries, leading to widespread outcry by Nigerians that the bulk of the money may have been diverted.

“The embattled minister has not explained the reason for the obvious circumventing of statutory public finance report system and appropriate documentations by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), leading to the alleged diversion of funds to private purses.”

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