Bypass Obaseki on Fertilizer Palliatives, Group Tells Tinubu

A Benin City-based civic group, the Campaign for Ethics and Good Governance, has lauded President Tinubu’s compassionate stance on the nation’s hardship, particularly his pledge to expand palliative distribution nationwide. However, the group has raised concerns about the management of resources in Edo State, urging the President to bypass Governor Godwin Obaseki in the distribution of forthcoming fertilizers.
Comrade Lucky Efe, the group’s spokesman, cited the mismanagement of previous palliatives, which were hijacked by the ruling party.
Efe stated, “The Edo people are disenchanted with the governor’s handling of palliatives like rice, which were monopolized by PDP leaders for political gain.”
He alleged that the recent protests exposed the “exploitative tactics” of the PDP under the governor’s leadership, with rice stockpiles attacked by desperate citizens. 

Efe also accused the governor of spreading propaganda, claiming that the rice from the federal government was being channeled through Christian leaders, while it was actually given to political leaders for re-bagging and sale.

“We want to use this opportunity to appeal to President Tinubu to send the fertilizers through other channels because the people have lost confidence in the state government and the PDP.”

The group expressed gratitude to the President for addressing the concerns of Nigerian youth, contrasting his approach with the previous administration, which they said was indifferent to the people’s plight.

“We join the President in appealing to the youths to sheath their swords and give the federal government time to implement the economic policies laid out, which we believe will soon begin to yield positive results.”

They also condemned the tribalization of protests in Nigeria, noting that during the EndSars protests of 2020, some Nigerians gave it an ethnic color.

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