The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, on Monday said the present fuel queues across the country were Nigerians way of paying for the sins of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

He made the remark while fielding questions from journalists at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja.

Muhammed briefed journalists in the company of Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma.

The minister noted that Jonathan’s administration failed to make provision for fuel subsidy as far back as August 2014.

The present fuel scarcity, he said, is not as a result of unavailability of the product in the country, but due to distribution problem.

He said: “What I will be telling Nigerians is that what we met on ground is such that we are paying for the sins of the last administration. I am being very serious. You remember that about two weeks ago, we had to go to the National Assembly for a supplementary budget of N674 billion.

“Of that figure, N522 billion was for arrears of fuel subsidy which was incurred as far back as August last year. One of the reasons for the fuel scarcity was the inability of the last government to make adequate provision for fuel subsidy.

“We do face some other logistic problems but majorly we are paying for the sins of the last administration.”

sameer1212:
Gbam.

ShowYourCertificate:
Lalasticlala, Obinoscopy please let nlers be told the person that responsible for our present fuel scarcity

jcmaiah:
Aturu lai

ShowYourCertificate:
http://thenationonlineng.net/fuel-queues-nigerians-paying-for-jonathans-sins-minister/

"It is totally unconscionable, and indeed an admission of failure, for a sitting government and ruling party to blame the opposition for their failings. These guys have simply abdicated their responsibility to the people. They can as well throw in the towel and head home.
The questions to ask are: who runs the NNPC? Who pays subsidy to fuel marketers? Who has used federal resources to bribe individuals and groups to such a level that there is no money to run the government, not to talk of paying subsidies?
The moment a ruling party starts transferring its responsibilities to the opposition, it is clear that the market is over, the party said in a statement issued in Dubai on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed."
Alhaji Lai Mohammed
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Dubai, March 2nd 2015

kossyablaze:
U well so?

ShowYourCertificate:
Please who is power? Is APC in power or are they still the opposition? I still don't get it. These guys are not ready to govern this country I swear

omenka:
You create a thread then rush to comment first just to sway the nature of subsequent comments your way, after twisting the title to suit your bias.

Mention a SINGLE utterance made in the article that is untrue.

Jonathan might be gone but just as Lai says, Nigerians still grapple, to this day, with the consequences of his disastrous misrule.

#fact.

sameer1212:
Look stop stalking me, I am not your mate. Don't take my silence as coward.

kossyablaze:
U aint seen notn yet.This is just the begining.After treatn ur Bleep up,u ll stop insultn peoples parents!