FG Allocates N1.9 Billion For Diesel Generators Powering State House
The Federal Government has allocated N1.99bn to procure diesel for the electric power generators for the State House in 2025.
This comes amid delays in the FG’s solar power project initially slated to come on stream between December 2024 and January 2025.
According to report gathered, FG disbursed N88.75m for diesel within the first half of 2024.
Checks by our correspondent on GovSpend, a civic tech platform that tracks and analyses the Federal Government’s spending, show four separate diesel payments totalling N88.75m between March 15 and May 20, 2024.
On March 15, 2024 two payments were made; N40.77m to Emmahaly Petroleum Company Limited for 30,000 litres of diesel supplied to the State House Clinic and Vice President’s Guest House fuel dump; and N12.46m to A.Y.M. Shafa Limited for 10 litres of diesel (as indicated in the record) supplied to the State House Medical Centre.
Subsequently, on May 20, 2024, another two payments went to the same A.Y.M. Shafa Limited for diesel supplied on March 14. The first, N26.23m was for 20,000 litres of diesel to the State House, while the second, N8.87m covered an additional 20,000 litres delivered the same day.
The 2025 budget proposal allocates N1.99bn for the State House’s diesel needs for plant and generator.
