The Federal Government and the Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya are having a misunderstanding over the distribution of bags of rice for palliatives.
Recall that the Federal Government had announced that it has distributed 20 truckloads of rice to the 36 States of the Federation and FCT, Abuja to cushion the effect of economic hardship.
But reacting the news of the distribution of the palliatives, the Gomber State Governor, Yahaya, on Tuesday denied receiving such.
The Governor made this disclosure in a meeting with civil society organizations, organized Labour and the Amalgamated Unions of Traders in Gombe. He told the meeting that Gomber State was yet to receive the Federal Government rice palliative.
Yahaya, however, commended the Federal Government for the initiative.
But reacting to the claims by the Governor that he had not received the 20 truckloads of the rice palliatives, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris rejected the claim by the governor.
The Minister in an interview with BBC Hausa programme, said there is no State where the rice was not delivered.
He pointed that the rice palliatives were dispatched for distribution to the masses two weeks ago across all the 36 States.
Idris maintained that every Governor received the allocation, which contradicted the Gombe Governor’s claim.
He said, “The distribution was made public over two weeks ago. And no other Governor has disputed the delivery except from Gombe.
“All the Governors were given 20 trucks of rice for distribution to people. The claim that it was not given is a new statement I have heard.
“The distribution was made known over two weeks ago. And there is no Governor that came out to make this claim except that of Gombe. Who said his State was yet to receive its share.
“But in our records, each Governor was given 20 trucks of rice,” the Minister insisted.
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