Presidency has stated that it stopped giving financial support to states government to fight COVID-19 because they were all seeking it.
The special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina stated this in an interview session on Wazobia radio on Thursday.
He explained that the Federal Government was satisfied that Lagos State Government was taking the fight headlong and that’s why it gave the state 10 billion naira.
Adesina said; “The Federal Government assisted Lagos State with N10 billion for its commitment and only because it was satisfied that the government of Lagos started on the right footing, rolling out proper plans and mobilising its fund to fight the pandemic.
“Lagos State was only scouting for technical, manpower and facility supports, not financial support.
“The Buhari government felt obliged to lend a financial hand not because it was asked to, but because it was convinced it should.”
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