Presidency Releases Details of Refunds to Oil-Producing Region, States that Got Largest Share Revealed
- Nine oil-producing states received N625.43bn 13 percent oil derivation, subsidy, and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account in two years
- Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu made this known in a statement released on Friday, December 2, amid the allegations of misuse of the funds by the state governors
- The statement was released after Wike acknowledged that he received the refunds, revealed what he used the money for and challenged his colleagues to show what they used theirs for
State House, Abuja - The Presidency has released details of oil derivation refunds made to Niger Delta/oil-producing states within two years (2021 and 2022).
Presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu shared the details in a statement released on Friday, December 2, amid the allegations that the funds had been misused by some governments in the region.
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Recall that Governor Nyesom Wike said he got the money spent on multi-billion projects he has been commissioning in Rivers state from the refunds and challenged his colleagues to explain how they used theirs.
Nine oil-producing states receive refunds, presidency says
According to the statement released by Shehu, the nine oil-producing states received a total of N625.43 billion 13 per cent oil derivation, subsidy and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account between 2021 and 2022.
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Legit.ng gathers that the refunds date from 1999 to 2021.
Citing figures from the Accountant General of the Federation’s office, Shehu explained that the refunds were monies that should have been paid as 13 per cent derivation when the federal government made deductions from the Excess Crude Account over years.
Similar payments were outstanding when NNPC made deductions from oil revenue without paying out 13 per cent derivation to the states.
In the details provided, Akwa Ibom and Delta States got the largest refunds, according to Premium Times.
The statement further indicates that the benefitting states still have an outstanding balance of N860.59 billion windfall from the refunds.
List of Niger Delta states
- Abia
- Akwa Ibom
- Bayelsa
- Delta
- Edo
- Rivers
- Ondo
- Imo
- Cross River
The oil-producing states listed above receive oil derivation funds monthly and are some of the richest states in the country.
Why Buhari approved the refunds, Shehu reveals
Shehu said President Buhari approved the refunds because he considers it a matter of honour and decency that debts owed to states, or anyone for that matter, be repaid and in time without regard to their partisan political affiliations.
He added that the president would continue to render equal service to all the states of the federation, adding that Governor Wike's acknowledgement of the gesture is not out of place, The Punch also reported.
Read the full statement below:
OIL DERIVATION, SUBSIDY AND SURE-P REFUNDS: NINE OIL PRODUCING STATES RECEIVE N625.43 BILLION IN TWO YEARS; N1.1 TRN STILL OUTSTANDING
Nine oil-producing states received a total of N625.43 billion 13 percent oil derivation, subsidy and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account in the last two years, 2021-2022.
The states that received the refunds dating from 1999 to 2021 are Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers.
Data obtained from the Federation Account Department, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, show that a total of N477.2 billion was released to the nine states as refund of the 13 percent derivation fund on withdrawal from Excess Crude Account (ECA) without deducting derivation from 2004 to 2019, leaving an outstanding balance of N287.04 billion.
The States also got N64.8 billion as refund of the 13 per cent derivation fund on deductions made by NNPC without payment of derivation to Oil Producing States from 1999 to December.
The benefitting States still have an outstanding balance of N860.59 billion windfall from the refunds, which was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
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 outstanding sum of N2.8 billion, Akwa-Ibom received N128 billion with 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 States were paid in eight instalments between October 2, 2021 and January 11, 2022, while the ninth to twelfth instalments are still outstanding.
On the 13 per cent derivation fund on deductions made by NNPC without payment of derivation, the nine oil producing States were paid in three instalments this year, with the remaining 17 instalments outstanding.
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.
Meanwhile, the benefitting States shared N9.2billion in three instalments in April, August and November 2022 as refunds on the 13 per cent derivation exchange rate differential on withdrawal from the ECA.
The three largest benefitting States were Akwa Ibom (N1.6billion), Delta State (N1.4billion) and Rivers State (N1.32billion).
Similarly, all the nine states received N4.7 billion each, totalling N42.34 billion as refunds on withdrawals for subsidy and SURE-P from 2009 to 2015. The refund, which is for all the states and local government councils, was paid on 10th November, 2022.
The Federation Account also paid N3.52billion each as refund to local government councils on withdrawals for subsidy and SURE-P from 2009 to 2015 on the same date in November.
President Buhari considers it a matter of honour and decency that debts owed to states or anyone for that matter be repaid, and in time without regards to their partisan political affiliations.
The President will continue to render equal service to all the states of the federation and an acknowledgment of this by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the others is not out of place.
The refunds to the oil producing states will continue.
13% derivation refunds: Governor Wike challenges Okowa, others to show their projects
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, attacked his counterpart in the Niger Delta region over the 13% derivation arrears that the Buhari administration paid.
Wike challenged the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, and other governors in the Niger Delta region to commission projects for three weeks as he has done.
The PDP leader said rather than criticising President Buhari, the likes of Okowa, Godwin Obaseki of Edo, Udom Em
Source: Legit.ng
