Soludo denies buying tractors with FG’s palliative funds to cushion hardship

“Soludo administration has offered farmers in the state is
the distribution of 1,100,000 hybrid coconut and palm seedlings to over 100,000
households, igniting the hope of lifting many out of poverty. This was done out
of budgetary allocation to agriculture, and not with any palliatives fund.

“The news story circulating online, claiming that Governor
Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, utilized part of the state’s palliative funds to
procure 800 tractors, which were subsequently distributed to farmers free of
charge is fake.

“The administration operates within the bounds of fiscal
responsibility and prudent financial management. Any insinuation suggesting
otherwise is baseless and misleading.

“We urge the public to disregard such fake news and refrain
from spreading misinformation that may convey wrong impressions among the
populace.”