The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the Federal Government of providing cover for shoddy oil deals allegedly involving the All Progressives Congress’ interests.

The allegation is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan.

The statement partly read, “This APC government is not only grossly incompetent and corrupt, but also a champion in the use of lies and manipulations against innocent and unsuspecting citizens.



“We all know that it was convenient for the APC Presidency to promise Nigerians that it will no longer import fuel only because the PDP government had already laid the foundation including the revamping of the refineries and ensuring a domestic production of five million litres out of the 25 million litres daily domestic consumption.

“Sadly, this incompetent APC government, in its almost three years, has not added one litre to the five million litres, which the PDP administration was producing.


“Instead of improvement, the APC has wrecked the system and now pushing the nation to depend solely on importation, while engaging in heavy sleazes in hidden subsidy regimes.”

It alleged that the Federal Government, in its bid to cover its ineptitude and oil subsidy corruption, announced that it was the NNPC and not Nigeria that paid for fuel subsidy.



“The question is: who owns the NNPC? Is it not Nigeria? Can the NNPC spend a kobo without the authorisation of the Presidency? Has President Muhammadu Buhari ceased to be the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Minister of Petroleum Resources?

“Moreover, if the NNPC, which is under his purview, has been paying fuel subsidy, who authorised the payment and who are the beneficiaries? Nigerians need to know the truth on this subsidy regime.

“We therefore challenge the APC-led Federal Government to come clean on these issues and stop telling lies to Nigerians who have suffered enough under its deceptive, inept, uncoordinated and wicked regime.”

Ologbondiyan urged Nigerians not to be forlorn, adding that it had repositioned to stand with the people in the inevitable mission to rescue and restore the nation to the path of prosperity come 2019.

When contacted, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, referred our correspondents to the NNPC.

He said, “I think the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is better placed to answer questions relating to the fuel situation. You should direct your questions to them.”

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu, said the allegation by the PDP was not true.



He said the corporation refuted the claims last week, adding that the Corporate Affairs Commission had also denied the allegation.

Ughamadu said, “We refuted it last week. Also, CAC denied it.”

© 1971-2017 The Punch newspaper
Published December 28, 2017
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja

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Sai barber

Now this "issue based opposition", let the APC come clean on these allegations of NNPC and not FG paying for subsidy.

Didn't the dullard say he didn't know what subsidy means, now a ministry which he heads is the one paying for petroleum subsidy.

If Buhari didn't win in 2015, we would have thought by now that Nigeria would have been like London.

Thank God he won for everyone to know that he can't perform magic.

Buhari said he does not know anything called subsidy. You clapped.
He later paid subsidy. You clapped again.

He said he would never devalue the Naira. You clapped.
He devalued the Naira. You clapped.

He said he will make N1 equals to $1. You clapped.
$1 is officially equal N360. You are still clapping.

He said he will make petrol price to N40, you clapped,
Now petrol price is N145- N400 you clapped and protested in support.

He said he would turn all presidential jets to national carrier. You clapped.
Today, he and his family are cruising on all presidential jets. You are clapping.

He said he would build one new refinery each year. You clapped.
Its getting to three years, no refinery has been built. You are still clapping.

When he cancelled Military road blocks, you clapped.
When he asked them to go back, you clapped.

When PMB promise to end medical tourism, you clapped.
When he spent months in UK hospital and allowed local doctors go on strike, you clapped.

And now his son is involved in okada accident and he plans to fly him abroad for treatment, you are clapping.

Who cursed you?

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So even to fraudulently as usual register their stoog company overnight before the contract this people fit not.

Una still dey learn wayo.

Yoruba Muslims will still attack PDP for asking pertinent questions.

We know they are incompetent unfortunately we didn't know it is up to this level.

this allegation from another source was made about 3 weeks ago, I expected this administration to quickly refute the allegation & provide relevant evidence...


but it kept quiet... very unlike this verbose & loose mouthed 'regime'...


are we then to infer that the allegations are true?


Adesina, Garbage (its Garba I put oo, autocorrect will not put me in trouble)... over to you guys...

How can $1tr be spent we Nigeria hasn't made such amount in the las 5 years ?

The headline is not delivering.
It' didn’t appear as quoted
Proof the game.

I'm curious $1.1tr is about N360 trillion

frankyychiji:
If Buhari didn't win in 2015, we would have thought by now that Nigeria would have been like London.

Thank God he won for everyone to know that he can't perform magic.

Buhari said he does not know anything called subsidy. You clapped.
He later paid subsidy. You clapped again.

He said he would never devalue the Naira. You clapped.
He devalued the Naira. You clapped.

He said he will make N1 equals to $1. You clapped.
$1 is officially equal N360. You are still clapping.

He said he will make petrol price to N40, you clapped,
Now petrol price is N145- N400 you clapped and protested in support.

He said he would turn all presidential jets to national carrier. You clapped.
Today, he and his family are cruising on all presidential jets. You are clapping.

He said he would build one new refinery each year. You clapped.
Its getting to three years, no refinery has been built. You are still clapping.

When he cancelled Military road blocks, you clapped.
When he asked them to go back, you clapped.

When PMB promise to end medical tourism, you clapped.
When he spent months in UK hospital and allowed local doctors go on strike, you clapped.

And now his son is involved in okada accident and he plans to fly him abroad for treatment, you are clapping.

Who cursed you?

we re still going to clapped till 2023, nonsense.