Governors of the states of the federation want states rather than the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to determine how much is paid as subsidy by the government. With dwindling accruals to states, NNPC has told the governors that it is now paying subsidy on 60 million litres daily consumption up from 33 million litres a few months ago. Not satisfied with the corporation’s explanation, the governors under the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have now said the individual state will determine the quantity of the product consumed in its territory as a basis for calculating the subsidy to be paid. Yari explained: “You see, we are in the hands of these people (NNPC) and we are trying to be cautious. But rather, they will start accusing the government of laxity or not doing what it is supposed to be doing.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 17, 2018 13:30 UTC