The Ministry of Petroleum Resources disclosed yesterday that a fresh
N108 billion of fuel subsidy claims owed to oil marketers covering the
last three months of 2015 is not contained in the 2015 supplementary
budget before the National Assembly, Leadership reports.
The ministry’s permanent secretary, Mrs Jamila Suara made the
disclosure during a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on
Appropriation to consider the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for a
N465 billion 2015 supplementary budget.
Buhari had in the supplementary budget, requested for approval of
N413billion for payment of subsidy from January to September 2015.
However, by the new disclosure, oil marketers are now being owed N521
billion in subsidy claims.
The Senate Committee on Appropriation chaired by Sen. Danjuma Goje
yesterday directed the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other relevant stakeholders to
harmonize all budget claims to include payment for October to December
2015.
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