NNPC confirms payment, dismisses fuel subsidy link
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has stated that it has not paid any fuel subsidies in the past nine months.
The Chief Financial Officer of the company, Alhaji Umar Ajiya, made the clarification on Monday in Abuja.
Ajiya stated that NNPC Ltd. was only managing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) importation shortfalls between the company and the federation.
“In the last eight to nine months, NNPC Ltd. has not paid anybody a dime as a subsidy; no one has been paid Kobo by NNPC Ltd. in the name of subsidy.
“No marketer has received any money from us by way of subsidy.
“What has been happening is that we have been importing PMS, which has been landing at a specific cost price, and the government tells us to sell it at half price. “So the difference between the landing price and that half price is a shortfall.
“And the deal is between the Federation and NNPC Ltd., to reconcile, sometimes they give us money, so there is no money exchanging hands with any marketer in the name of subsidy,” he said.
He stated that credit lines are prevalent in downstream businesses based on the worldwide commercial system.
“What really matters is the relationship between us and our suppliers to ensure that we keep faith in making these payments to our suppliers, which we have done over time.
“You would understand that it is not a static figure, and I wouldn’t want to quote any figure. When we make payments, it goes down, and when they supply products, it goes up.
“It is a dynamic way, but the most important thing is to ensure that we continue to make PMS available across the country,” he said.
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