FG Pays Fuel Subsidy To Oil Marketers, Promises To End Fuel Scarcity.

Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun In a bid to end the lingering fuel crisis across the country, the Federal Government said it has paid N407, 076,805,386.30 subsidy claims to oil marketers. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun who confirmed the payment said President Muhammadu Buhari had directed the immediate payment to oil marketers today, December 9, to end the suffering of Nigerians. She said the payments made to the oil marketers include “arrears from the 2014 financial year as well as payments for the current year.”Following the payments, the federal government said it expects the oil marketers reciprocate by ensuring “adequate supply of fuel to end the persistent fuel shortage in the nation.”