Jonathan's Administration Behind Fuel Scarcity - Minister

Jonathan's Administration Behind Fuel Scarcity - Minister

Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, on Monday, December 21, blamed former president Goodluck Jonathan’s administration for the present fuel queues being experienced across the country.

Jonathan's Administration Behind Fuel Scarcity - Minister
Jonathan's blamed for long fuel queues by Buhari's government

The minister said this when he spoke to reporters shortly after the end of Federal Executive Council  meeting at the State House, Abuja.

He said that Jonathan’s government failed to make provision for fuel subsidy as far back as August 2014, The Nation reports.

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Mohammed attributed the current scarcity to poor distribution of the product as he explained that fuel is available.

What I will be telling Nigerians is that what we met on ground is such that we are paying for the sins of the last administration. I am being very serious. You remember that about two weeks ago, we had to go to the National Assembly for a supplementary budget of N674 billion.

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“Of that figure, N522 billion was for arrears of fuel subsidy which was incurred as far back as August last year. One of the reasons for the fuel scarcity was the inability of the last government to make adequate provision for fuel subsidy.

“We do face some other logistic problems but majorly we are paying for the sins of the last administration,” the minister said.

Meanwhile, the federal government has ordered for a special petrol supply to cushion the effects of the scarcity Nigerians are currently witnessing across the country.

The minister of state for petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, gave the order to the Pipeline Products Marketing Company (PPMC) for them to embark on special supply intervention measures to ensure country-wide availability of the product ahead of the yuletide and beyond.

Source: Legit.ng

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