By Muhamamad Suleiman Yobe
Yobe state Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has assured to provide palliatives to the people of the state to cushion the hardships occasioned by the removal of the subsidy on fuel.
This is in a statement issued to The Daily Reality by Director General Press and Media Affairs to Mamman Mohammed Saturday.
The governor said the government will look into measures to support farmers, traders, transport, food and other essential needs of the people.
“Government is conscious of these hardships caused by the subsidy removal and will look into these critical areas to provide palliatives to our people.
“We will look into ways of supporting inter and intra-town transport and other necessary services to our people.
“Similarly, the government would work out measures to provide shuttle buses to students of tertiary institutions at affordable costs,” Governor Buni said.
He charged the people to be on the same page with the government to successfully execute the proposed measures and other state government policies and programmes.
Governor Buni had early this week attended the Nigeria Governors Forum and the Nigeria Economic Council meetings where the states and federal government deliberated on measures to mitigate the effects of the subsidy removal.