FG awarded $1.1tn contracts to unregistered companies – PDP

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.”

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.”