The Federal Government has blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan\u2019s
\nadministration for the worsening fuel scarcity in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Government Spokesman and Minister for Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed
\nsaid Jonathan failed to make adequate provision for fuel subsidy in the
\n2015 budget.<\/p>\n
He also explained that the Government of Buhari inherited the
\nvandalisation of the pipelines from the Jonathan’s administration, thus
\nmaking it impossible to transport the fuel to the respective distribution
\npoints in the country.<\/p>\n
Speaking to State House Correspondents, Monday<\/span><\/span>, after the an rescheduled \u201cOne of the reasons for the fuel scarcity was the inability of the last \u201cWe do face some other logistic problems but majorly, we are paying for According to the Information Minister, the present administration made He stressed that the issue was not the non-availability of the product. He Alhaji Lai Mohammed further explained that it usually takes about five \u2018What I will be telling Nigerians is that what we met on ground is such \u201cOf that figure, N522billion was for arrears of fuel subsidy which was \u201cThe solution is what you have seen us doing. The first thing we have done \u201cIf you see any fuel anywhere today, it is imported by the NNPC. We also \u201cThe issue is not non-availability of the product it is the distribution, \u201cAs at two days ago this matter has been resolved. The Mosinmi pipeline The Federal Government has blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan\u2019s administration for the worsening fuel scarcity in Nigeria. Government Spokesman and Minister for Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said Jonathan failed to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nemergency Federal Executive Council, FEC , meeting presided over by
\nPresident Muhammadu Buhari, Mohammed, alongside Minister of Budget and
\nPlanning, Udoma Udo \u2013 Udoma, insisted that the fuel scarcity being
\nexperienced now was as a result of\u00a0 inadequate provision for fuel subsidy
\nin the ongoing year by the Jonathan \u2013 led regime.<\/p>\n
\ngovernment to make inadequate provision for fuel subsidy.<\/p>\n
\nthe sins of the last administration .\u201d<\/p>\n
\nsure that unlike before when the marketers used to import the major
\npercentage of the fuel, NNPC has been involved in importation, because
\nsome of the marketers had stopped importing for a couple of months.<\/p>\n
\nsaid the issue lied with the distribution, because of pipelines that have
\nbeen vandalised besides the gridlock in Lagos, which he noted, usually
\nslowed down tankers distributing the commodity.<\/p>\n
\ndays for anybody to take fuel with tanker in Lagos to any distribution
\npoint in the country but disclosed that as at two days ago, the issue
\nresulting to such development had been resolved.<\/p>\n
\nthat we are paying for the sins of the last administration. I am being
\nvery serious. You remember that about two weeks ago, we had to go to the
\nNational Assembly for a supplementary budget of N674 billion.<\/p>\n
\nincurred as far back as August last year.<\/p>\n
\nnow is to make sure that unlike before when the marketers used to import
\nthe major percentage of the fuel. NNPC has been involved in importation,
\nbecause some of the marketers had stopped importing for a couple of
\nmonths.\u201d<\/p>\n
\ninherited the vandalisation of the pipelines which has made it impossible
\nfor us to even transport the fuel. In tanks today we have 14 days reserve
\nand off tank we have 10 days reserve.<\/p>\n
\nbecause of pipelines that have been vandalised and the gridlock in Lagos.
\nIt takes about five days for anybody to take fuel with tanker in Lagos.<\/p>\n
\nhas been secured and it has lead to the improvement in the distribution,
\n\u201che said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"