Members of the National Assembly have begun taking stock of palliatives from federal government for their constituents.
The palliatives consisting mainly of food items was on the order of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and in a testament of his characteristic compassion and empathy.
A presidential aide, Dada Olusegun, made this known via his X handle on Thursday, January 4, 2024.
He explained that the food items are part of efforts to ease life for all Nigerians, adding that senatorial constituencies got palliative items worth N200 million, while each member of the House of Representatives received items worth N100 million.
“After initial logistics delay, I can now confirm that Senators and members of the House of Representatives have started taking stock of the Federal Government’s palliative items for their constituents as part of efforts to ease life for all Nigerians.
“Each HoR member received items worth N100m while Senatorial constituencies got palliative items worth N200m,” the presidential aide noted.