Yemi Alade asks Nigerian govt to give account of how N25bn COVID-19 relief fund is being spent

‘Johnny’ crooner, Yemi Alade has tasked the Lagos State government and the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari to give account of how the N25 billion COVID-19 relief fund donated by well-meaning Nigerians was being spent.

The singer took to her Twitter page on Monday to query the various government bodies in charge of the disbursement of the relief funds to explain how they had been impacting the general public.

According to the singer, transparency was promised by the Federal Government and the 7 days of grace had been exceeded yet there were still questions surrounding the allocation of the relief funds that had been generated so far.

She wrote on Twitter; “His Excellency @MBuhari, there are questions surrounding the allocation of the over 25 billion naira COVID-19 relief funds that has been generated so far. Transparency was promised and the 7 days of grace has been exceeded. Are the NGOs in charge “government-owned” or private?”

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“His Excellency @MBuhari @NGRPresident thank you for service at this time. With the 50 million Euros donated by EU (21 billion Naira), Cash transfers to mitigate impact of social distancing measures was stated as PRIORITY. What agencies/NGO s are in charge of the weekly distribution?

In the series of tweets, Yemi Alade also questioned the governor of Lagos state about the manner and approach his government had been helping Lagosians cushion the effects of the lockdown.

“Governor @jidesanwoolu… Thank you for your service at this time. Below is the estimated population per LGA in Lagos,with only 25%of our population having bank accounts(which still exceeds 200,000 families ), have you considered using bVN numbers to credit accounts weekly Sir?

“Commissioner Mr. Lere Odusote (Energy and Natural Resources) 70 cases of COVID-19 were discovered today, with slight increase in Electricity tariff and constant blackouts, how do we ensure Nigerians stay home 672 hours (4 weeks) with no electricity supply? @jidesanwoolu”

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