The Peoples Democratic Party has called on President MUHAMMADU BUHARI to extend a similar financial intervention that was released to Lagos State to all other states of the federation.

The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, KOLA OLOGBONDIYAN, demanded that the Central Bank of Nigeria   should open an arrangement with commercial banks for the suspension of charges for use of Automated Teller Machine cards and low amount mobile fund transfers as part of the panacea for ease the burden of poor Nigerians during the COVID-19 lockdown.

According to OLOGBONDIYAN, the PDP is worried that the FG has so far allegedly failed to reach most vulnerable Nigerians, whose survival directly depends on daily income in the markets, shops and streets, and who have been crippled by the COVID-19 lockdown.

The PDP urged the Federal Government to activate a similar social sustenance scheme to immediately defray electricity tariff, particularly in areas populated by low income and vulnerable Nigerians across the country within the period of the lockdown.

The party also asked BUHARI to take immediate steps to end the alleged corruption in the social intervention scheme, through which palliative funds meant for Nigerians were allegedly being frittered by officials.