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    TV360 Nigeria: “LNG Bailout Fund Was Saved by Jonathan”- PDP Tells Buhari

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Nigerian opposition party-the Peoples Democratic Party-has said NLNG funds used to bailout workers' salaries were actually saved by previous president Jonathan

by: Erica Mills

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TV360 Nigeria: “LNG Bailout Fund Was Saved by Jonathan”- PDP Tells Buhari

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) insists that contrary to claims by the Presidency, the  $2.1 billion Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) component of the bailout for states was actually saved by the immediate past President Jonathan-led PDP administration.

The party said in actual fact the LNG dividend stood at $5.6 billion even before the handover date of May 29th and would have been shared but for the insistence of former President Goodluck Jonathan that it be left for the incoming administration to manage.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in statement on Wednesday thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for making it possible for Nigerians to know that monies were left behind by the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

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