The Presidency has denied allegations by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde that President Bola Tinubu is deliberately withholding NLNG dividends due to states until after the 2027 elections.
The presidency, in a statement on Sunday by the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Makinde’s claim is false and should be disregarded.
The clarification follows Makinde’s allegation that the funds would not be released until after the 2027 elections. Makinde, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate for the polls, also claimed that the Federal Government had spent the money.
Makinde made the allegation while speaking on Friday at the 2027 Budget Stakeholders’ Consultative Engagement held at the Olola Ogunlana Hall, International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan.
“Each state was supposed to get 250 billion. We had already identified projects that would expand Oyo State’s economy. But they have now said the money will not be paid until after the election. Is the election more important than the people of Nigeria?” the governor said.
However, the Presidency said on Sunday that Makinde’s latest claim that the Federal Government was withholding the NLNG dividend windfall was false and should be disregarded.
It also urged the governor, as a public figure, to exercise greater caution in his public statements.
Onanuga, in the statement, cautioned the Governor against making misleading claims for political reasons.
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The presidency has denied claims of withholding 250 billion in Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) dividends for each state in the country. At the 2027 Budget Stakeholders’ Consultative Engagement held at...