The founder of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Grace of Mercy Prayer Mountain International Ministry, Prophet Sam Olu Alo, weekend, urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to act fast by acceding to the plights of grieving Nigerians, mostly youth who embarked on nationwide protest recently.
Prophet Alo who made the plea at Efon Alaaye in Efon local government area of Ekiti state, said delaying action on the demands made by the aggrieved youth could be dangerous for the good image of his government.
The cleric also said he had observed that the palliatives being given to the people with the intention to cushioning the effects of the prevailing economic hardship in the country arising from oil subsidy removal might have been going into wrong hands instead of the poorest of the poor in the society.
He said: “Palliatives has not helped anyone. It has been going into wrong hands, though the president has good intention to see it given to the vulnerable in the society.
“If the president could find another thing that would benefit everybody, this would be better. Unlike in the Western World where both the elderly and the youth have Bank Accounts numbers and this helps their leaders to know the poor and the rich.
“Through this, helping hands could be getting across to each and every one of them. And the so-called palliatives might not even be getting to some villages to enable them know the impacts made by the president in alleviating their suffering.
He suggested that the money allocated for the purchase of the palliatives could as well be used to assist farmers, saying there are food crops that could be planted within few months that could bring appreciable yields.
