The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has faulted the Social Investment Programme of the Federal Government, saying the programme has failed to achieve its aim in Kano and most parts of Northern Nigeria.
Mrs Buhari mentioned this during an interactive session with women as part of the presidential inauguration ceremony at the State House in Abuja.
The wife of the President, who specifically mentioned the conditional cash transfer component, questioned the method used in executing the programme.
She also faulted the amount of money spent on the purchase of mosquito nets.
Mrs Buhari said and I quote;
“They have spent $16 million buying mosquito nets. I did not get it, but maybe some people have gotten it. I didn’t get it. But I feel that, that’s my personal opinion, $16 million is enough to fumigate Nigeria,”
[…] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday charged the National Assembly and security agencies to immediately probe corrupt allegations by the wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, against the Social Investment Programme (SIP). […]
[…] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday charged the National Assembly and security agencies to immediately probe corrupt allegations by the wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, against the Social Investment Programme (SIP). […]
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