It is important
to make it clear that the Federal Government has not disbursed N27billion to Delta
State as Paris Fund Club Loan Refund. The level of lies, deceit and
negative propaganda by the Federal Government has reached an embarrassing
level with this fake information.
The
Federal Government should publish the account where it paid N27billion in
respect of the Paris Club Loan Refund due to Delta State.
The
Federal Government released N14billion as Paris Club Loan Refund to Delta State.
It should be noted that the Federal Government deliberately short-changed
Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Delta States by ignoring the original approved payment
plan.
Since last
week the federal government has been bandying figures on the pages of
newspapers and online that Delta State received the refund of the Paris Club to
the tune of N27billion. It must be categorically stated that, that is not
correct.
The
President approved that every State and local government should receive 50
percent. They came to say that they cannot pay 50 percent, but they can pay
25per cent. Now, the 25per cent of the 50 per cent, they paid Delta State
Government and local government areas, is N14billion. In doing so, they
short paid Delta State, they short paid Akwa Ibom and they short paid Rivers States,
which are PDP States.
These are the only three States that were short-changed. They paid
all other States completely. The three States raised alarm, and the federal
government accepted that the three States still have N3billion each outstanding.
If they
say that Delta State is entitled to N27billion, that would be okay. Being
entitled and paying the money are two different things.
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