Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has faulted the Federal Government’s claims that the country is consuming over 70 million litres of fuel.
Dr Saraki disclosed this while featuring as a guest on Channels TV programme.
His position was agsinst the backdrop of the lingering fuel scarcity and the suffering it brought upon Nigerians.
He said: “If you remember then in 2011 when I moved the motion, we talked about how we were consuming 30 to 35 million litres a day and we said at that time that it was even too much.
“We took steps and made recommendations following my motion and the then-government took certain steps that resulted in the government seeing a reduction in subsidy by $500 million.. now to say today that we are spending 3 trillion, is definitely not adding up.
“How can anybody see Nigerians go through this? Now I’m told that we consume 70million litres, It’s not possible.
“We cannot be consuming more than 30-45 million litres. There’s no doubt that those litres of fuel are going across the border and government is turning a blind eye. It is not possible.”
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