Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has alleged that the federal government excluded his state from a N500 billion palliative programme because he belongs to an opposition party.

Mr Lawal, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the claim in a video that has circulated widely online and in an interview reported by multiple media outlets.

The governor said Zamfara had not received any federal intervention funds beyond statutory allocations since he assumed office in 2023.

"I know of states that have received from the over N500 billion from the federal government as palliative, but I have never received anything. I think the reason I don't get it is because I'm not in the APC," he said.

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