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Cabals Were Enriching Themselves With Fuel Subsidy Payments – NNPC GMD

by Oluwafemi Ashaolu
September 22, 2020
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Mele Kyari

Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has disclosed that cabal had been enriching themselves with fuel subsidy payments for years, before it was removed by the federal government.

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Kyari, who said this in an Hausa programme on Liberty FM, Kaduna, Kaduna State, said that fuel subsidy is not beneficial to the masses, and was removed because it was characterised by fraudulent activities.

The NNPC GMD stated that money from subsidy payment will now be channeled into projects that will have a direct impact on the masses.

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According to him, part of the subsidy was used to pay workers, who could have been laid off due to the economic effect of COVID-19.

“The crude oil is a global commodity and its price is not hidden, everyone can calculate and know how much is the cost of every final product from the crude at the international market. But, since the inception of oil importation, the government has been paying subsidy on petrol to make it cheaper for Nigerians to buy below the cost price.

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“This subsidy is designed to assist Nigerians, that is the intention. But in reality, the masses are not the beneficiaries. First, the masses are not the owners of the exotic cars, buying fuel, owning the filling stations, and doing the oil business.

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“This subsidy that the government has been paying over the years is the root of all the atrocities and fraud committed in this country.

“For example, if you look at it from 2006 till 2020, we have spent over N10 trillion on fuel subsidy. Apart from that, there is also subsidy on foreign currencies, everybody knows how much is dollar in the market, but the government is also subsidising it. So, this and the fuel subsidy, within this period, have gulped between N14 trillion and N15 trillion.

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“It was not the masses of Nigeria that were enjoying this subsidy, except some members of a cabal, who are rich and powerful. They were enriching themselves with the subsidy money at the detriment of the masses who were the primary target.

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“From this money, Nigeria has been able to pay workers’ salaries without retrenching despite the effects of the COVID-19 on the global economy.

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“In the whole of West Africa, it is only Nigeria that didn’t retrench workers as a result of the pandemic. Apart from that, part of the money will be used to support farmers and other business owners.”

 

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