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The governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has admitted that his state is one of the biggest beneficiaries of fuel subsidy removal, raking in over $16 billion (about N2.24 trillion) monthly from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) sharing.
Governor Sule made the disclosure while receiving the Renewed Hope Ambassadors on an inspection of federal and state government projects in the state on Saturday.
While concurring with the claim by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, that President Bola Tinubu took the bullet on behalf of state governors after removing the fuel subsidy, Governor Sule said that he has prosecuted several projects with the funds the Federal Government freed for the sub-nationals.
He revealed that what his state was getting before the removal of the fuel subsidy was between $3.8 billion and about $4.5 billion monthly, while the local governments were getting between $1.9 billion and $2.5 billion monthly.
According to him: “I am so happy to see the faces of the media personnel that came with you because it will give them the opportunity to see what we have done. But, they are not just going to inspect, they are also going to assess.”
“I came from the private sector, so every contract I give, I give the amount that we are spending on that contract so that people can make the difference with the kind of money we are receiving.
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“I can tell you for free, you are right when you say that President Tinubu took the bullet on our behalf. In my first four years, everybody knows the federal government was sharing between maybe $590 billion to about $620 billion a month as the total FAAC allocation.
“For Nasarawa State, what we were getting was between maybe $3.8 billion to about $4.5 billion for the state. For the local government, it was between $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion every month.
“With the removal of fuel subsidy, I can tell you for free, that Nasarawa State today is receiving an average of $14 to $16 billion a month. But you have to go back and find out our expenses. That is why when Onanuga said President Tinubu took the bullet on our behalf.
“That is why they accused me of being very straightforward in criticising anything not right, arguing that I am no longer a straightforward person now that I am commending the government. So, anytime I tell the truth about the good thing happening, I am no longer a good person,” he said.
Earlier, in his remarks, Onanuga had said that it is gladdening that, after President Tinubu took the bullet for the governors following the subsidy removal, the sub-nationals are enjoying the benefits through the landmark projects the states are benefiting from.
