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Akwa Ibom, Delta Top List As Presidency Releases Details Of Refunds To Oil-Producing States

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Amidst growing discontent in Niger Delta states that some government officials had misused the oil derivation refunds in the region, the Presidency released more details of oil derivation refunds made to the states on Friday, December 2, 2022.

The details provided by the Presidency show that Akwa Ibom and Delta States received the largest refunds from the federal government.

Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, December 2, 2022, and made available to The Trent.

Shehu revealed that the nine oil-producing states got a total of N625.43 billion 13 per cent oil derivation, subsidy and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account between 2021 and 2022.

He said the date of the refund was from 1999 to 2021.

Recall that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State had showered praise on President Muhammadu Buhari for releasing the 13 per cent oil derivation to oil-producing states.

Wike further said he spent the funds on multi-billion projects in his state, challenging his colleagues to explain how they used theirs.

Following the revelations by Wike, many Nigerians raised questions about how governors from the oil-producing states utilised the funds in their respective states.

Part of the statement read: “According to the figures, under the 13 per cent derivation fund on withdrawal from ECA without deducting derivation from 2004 to 2019, Abia State received N4.8 billion with an outstanding sum of N2.8 billion, Akwa-Ibom received N128 billion with an outstanding sum of N77 billion, Bayelsa with N92.2bn, leaving an outstanding of N55 billion.

“Cross River got a refund N1.3 billion with a balance N792 million, Delta State received N110 billion, leaving a balance of N66.2 billion, Edo State received N11.3billion, with a balance of N6.8billion, Imo State, N5.5 billion, with an outstanding sum of N3.3 billion, Ondo State, N19.4 billion with an outstanding sum of N11.7bn while Rivers State was paid 103.6 billion, with an outstanding balance of N62.3 billion.”

The statement indicated that States were further paid in eight instalments between the months of October and January 2022.

“Under this category, Abia State received N1.1 billion, Akwa-Ibom, N15 billion, Bayelsa, N11.6 billion, Cross River, N432 million, Delta State, N14.8 billion, Edo State, N2.2 billion, Imo State, N2.9, billion, Ondo State, N3.7 billion, and Rivers State, N12.8 billion,” it said.

‘Account For Lion Share Of 13% Oil Derivation Paid To Delta’ – PDP’s VP Candidate Okowa Under Fire

A forum of former student leaders in Delta State has asked Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, to give account for the 13% oil derivation fund received from the Federal government for seven years.

The group accused Governor Okowa of misappropriation of the 13% oil derivation fund and threaten to sue the government.

Speaking on Monday, November 21, 2022, in Asaba, Delta State the Coordinator of the forum, comrade Kennedy Tabuko, said Deltans should continue in their quest to know more about the funds allocated to the state to enable them to make the right choice in 2023.

 He said ‘enough is enough’ that Deltans can no longer be fooled with drainage projects when other states are delivering modern infrastructural projects.

Tabuko reiterated the group’s support for Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo- Agege who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress APC in the state.

Reacting to Senator Dino Melaye’s comments describing Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege as a cheap revisionist, Tabuko said Dino is known to be an established comedian seeking more attention through blackmail.

“We are calling on Deltans to pay attention to the issue of their funds being misappropriated by the Peoples Democratic Party-led government to enable them to decide if they want to continue in poverty.

“The pace at which infrastructural development is moving in River State should be a call for concern for all Deltans because both States are oil-producing states”.

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