Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has stated that the FCT administration is still unsure of what to do with the N5 billion palliative that has not yet been released.
When the federal government releases the funds, he said, the administration may take into account buying cars to make transit easier in the territory and to supply food for citizens.
In order to alleviate the pain caused by the high expense of transportation, Wike claimed that his administration has started working to reintroduce urban mass transportation plans.
After a meeting behind closed doors with contractors overseeing multiple projects throughout the FCT, the Minister spoke late on Monday.
He said,
“We are yet to decide on what to do with the ₦2 billion palliative.
“We have not chosen any area yet. Are we going to concentrate on food, we are thinking that the issue of transportation is very important, particularly the urban mass transits.
The Minister said he preferred transportation as it would afford people to go to where they want to go in search of work, rather than giving them rice and at the end of the day, they don’t have transportation to move out.
“So, we have not come up with what actually we are going to use the money for, but I believe food support and transportation is very key,” Wike said.