Newbiee:
Has the PDP government ever shared the funds from LNG with the states?

salterswan:
The Managing Director of Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Ltd, Babs Omotowa has insisted that the N1.2 trillion bailout fund for States was generated by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Omotowa who made this known in an interview refuted claims by the presidency claiming the fund was not generated from Jonathan’s administration.
The NLNG boss while confirming that $1.6bn was paid to the Government from operations said “We did not pay the government $1.6billion dividend but $1.6billion corporate income and education tax, which is different from dividend.”

He however insisted that “this of course is from our activities in 2014.”

Following the plea by some State Governors to President Muhammadu Buhari for rescue in order to pay workers salary, Buhari assented to the release of the sum of N1.2 trillion last week.

At least 12 of the 36 States including Osun, Rivers, Oyo, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi, Ondo, Plateau, Benue, and Bauchi states are believed to owe their workers over N110billion in salaries and allowances.

Following the release of the fund, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a statement through its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh insisted that the fund was saved by the immediate past administration.

“It is gratifying to note that gradually the evidence of monies left behind by the PDP-led administration is coming to public light despite effort by the new government to hide the facts.
“The public had been made aware that $2 billion was left in the ECA for which the Accountant–General and the APC confirmed approvals for the withdrawal of $1.7 billion.” The statement read.

In reaction to the above, the Presidency in a statement through the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the PDP claim was false and ridiculous.

Adesina in the statement said “The Presidency deplores the attempt by the PDP and its agents to create an unnecessary controversy over the well-intentioned effort by President Muhammadu Buhari to give some relief to state governments and long-suffering public sector workers. http://www.post-nigeria.com/bailout-jonathan-generated-the-funds-used-nlng-md-insists/

arabbunkum:
APC and lies are like bread and butter!

Flets:
Believe APC at your own peril.

Besides, only a dummy will believe NLNG generated such amount of money in a month under Buhari. Same set of people believe improved power supply is of Buhari’s making in less than a month without considering water levels in our dams at this time.

Illiteracy is worse than corruption.

ibrams:
GEJ.....ur footprint shall neva be wiped out.....
Buhari lied....i hope u are seeing it
change indeed....

UncleSnr:
Why should they be bailed out? Isn't it a result of their careless miscalculations? At times I wonder if we know where our problems are originating from?

UncleSnr:
Why should they be bailed out? Isn't it a result of their careless miscalculations? At times I wonder if we know where our problems are originating from?

OrlandoOwoh:
[s]This is one of the reasons I say saTANoids are blockheads. Did Buhari or APC say the money was generate after Jonathan left? The Presidency only said they were sharing the tax paid by NLNG. I will as, like Adesina, could PDP give us receipts of previous tax paid into the federation account? [/s]

realbee:
All ye people of shallow mind, read, una no gree read, the little ones you'll read, comprehending will become a problem, tell me where in the previous reports on this issue, the present govt claimed the money was generated during its tenure. The argument was that previous remittance from NLNG were not properly accounted for. They never said they generated the money.
The level of reasoning of some so called youth on nairaland make u wonder if no be coconut water dey their head.

abbey621:


It's not the fault of the workers. It's just the same way banks were bailed out in America, they were bailed out because the federal government realized that if this should continue the masses would be the ones to suffer. I fully support the bailout but the federal government must put measures in place to ensure this type of situation does not repeats itself!

gurunlocker:


mumu e pain u.... i can feel ur pain

na now dem no dey read full article

UncleSnr:
Why should they be bailed out? Isn't it a result of their careless miscalculations? At times I wonder if we know where our problems are originating from?

OrlandoOwoh:

I challenge you, show me where APC claimed the money was generated under Buhari?

UncleSnr:
Hope it won't rebound in the federal level.

OrlandoOwoh:
This is one of the reasons I say saTANoids are blockheads. Did Buhari or APC say the money was generate after Jonathan left? The Presidency only said they were sharing the tax paid by NLNG. I will as, like Adesina, could PDP give us receipts of previous tax paid into the federation account?

tommyboi:
Osho baba.. Whr yhu dey?.. Come out o

abbey621:
Most fools on this thread won't even bother to read the whole article. This is simple politics and common sense would tell you of course the funds came from activities which occurred in 2014. How can a president with less than 3 months in office save such amount? The real question most of you clowns aren't asking is; if the funds were available during GEJ's term why was nothing done to bailout States owing workers salary? Gullible people will only read the headlines and start shouting; that's why some of you are failures in life......SHAME!

guardsman:


[s]TANoid, when will u hav sense?. If voting out d clueless, corrupt, inept & dysfunctional GEJ govt is wrong, i don't want to be right. [/s]

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Buhari ass licker,why did Buhari na lie that he met an empty treasury?

Flets:
Believe APC at your own peril.

Besides, only a dummy will believe NLNG generated such amount of money in a month under Buhari. Same set of people believe improved power supply is of Buhari’s making in less than a month without considering water levels in our dams at this time.

Illiteracy is worse than corruption.

OrlandoOwoh:

I challenge you, show me where APC claimed the money was generated under Buhari?

jamex089:
Make una no kill una sef trying to purify GEJ, it's time u realised Na PMB they rule.