Amosun's boys disrupt distribution of Osinbajo's “ Trader Moni” loan in Ogun

Oredola Adeola and agency reporters |

The Ogun State Government has described the attempted distribution of Federal Government’s “Trader Moni” loan in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday, as a form of vote buying, ahead of the General elections.

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This revelation was made by Hon.Monsuru Shorunke, Chairman of Abeokuta North-West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), who claimed to have been authorised by Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State , to disperse the officials of the scheme and their beneficiaries.

The Trader Moni scheme, is a Federal Government social intervention programme, which provides interest-free loans of N10,000 to traders and market men and women. The scheme is supervised directly the office of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.

Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN), Hon. Shorunke who led his men to Lafenwa Market , venue of the programme after the information reached the Governor, confirmed that he was at the market on Tuesday to disperse a gathering where some politicians were giving money to market women in exchange for their Permanent Voters Cards.

He said , “I was in front of the governor (Ibikunle Amosun) when we heard that some people came to Lafenwa market collecting people’s PVCs from the traders with their names and PVC numbers.

“The governor said we should go out and find out.
“ My message is that we should be vigilant, not only the electorate, but all the politicians in Ogun State.

“We must be vigilant. They want to give them money because of the coming election and it is wrong,” the LCDA Chairman said.

NAN reported that the Governor’s boys arrived at the venue when the registration of the market women was on-going and subsequently stopped proceedings.

Some of the market women who spoke with NAN correspondent at the venue expressed disappointment at the development.

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A pepper seller, who simply identified herself as Morenikeji, told NAN that the Chairman of Abeokuta North-West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Monsuru Shorunke, led those who chased away the market men and women before they eventually took away the market woman leader.

NAN however confirmed that the Market Head was later released and allowed to return to the market after she had briefed the Governor, while the who no one was allowed to benefit from the scheme.

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