The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, has assured Nigerians that the current fuel scarcity in the country
will be over in a few days, following the approval of the subsidy payment by
the National Assembly.
He said: ”We can confidently announce here today that the
scarcity will end in a few days. Subsidy payment till the end of the year has
been approved by the National Assembly. As you know we can’t spend money
without approval,” the Minister said during a visit to the headquarters of the
Daily Trust newspaper in Abuja on Wednesday.
He explained that the 521 billion Naira that has been
approved by the National Assembly, as part of the passed supplementary budget
of 574.4 billion Naira, would be enough to cover the fuel subsidy till the end
of the year.
He also said fuel scarcity across the country would no
longer be an occurance:
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