NEC Rejects Buhari’s National Social Register for Lacking Credibility

President Bola Tinubu’s government, through the National Economic Council (NEC), on Thursday, rejected the national social register for lack of credibility.

The social register put in place during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is a repository of information about potential beneficiaries for multiple social assistance programmes initiated by the government.

The decision was taken at a meeting held at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja and presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima.

The meeting was attended by governors of the 36 states, stakeholders from the World Bank, and other agencies of government.

The council proposed the implementation of a cash transfer programme for states based on their peculiarities and a cash reward policy for public servants for six months.

The gathering also agreed on the distribution of food items grains and fertilisers by state governments at the rate acquired from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) as part of measures to cushion the effects of subsidy removal on Nigerians.