The recent decision by Nigeria’s Government to allocate 500 billion Naira or 650 million US dollars as Conditional Cash Transfers to select households to cushion the impact of fuel subsidy removal has sparked widespread criticism from Nigerians across the country.

Last week, it was the labour unions who kicked against the move as they proposed that government rather invest in upgrading the monthly take-home pay of workers. 

In this report, our Abuja correspondent, Usman Umar, says some residents of Benue state in the northcentral region are advocating the utilization of the funds in improving electricity supply instead.