NNPCL Did Not Contribute to 2024 Budget – Labour Minister

 

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha has made a revelation.

 

She revealed that NNPCL didn't contribute to the 2024 budget.

 

This is as she maintained that President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s decision to stop the subsidy payment for fuel was in the best interest of Nigerians.

 

The Minister, who said this on Thursday at her hometown in Isuochi, Umunneochi LGA of Abia State, during the 2024 edition of her free medical outreach, stated that the Federal Government could not continue to pay for services that were not rendered.

 

She disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) did not contribute a dime to the Nigerian national budget of 2024, adding that Nigerians will soon reap the benefits of the fuel subsidy removal, despite the present economic challenges they may be facing.

 

The Minister of State for Labour, who noted that the Federal Government has continued its dialogue with organized labour to avert strikes, assured that the deliberations would produce a better result where every party would be satisfied.

 

She expressed her support for the administration of President Bola Tinubu, stating that its focus on healthcare, agriculture, and security would transform rural communities and uplift the country.

 

Onyejeocha, who lamented the high level of ailments in rural communities, blamed the situation on the refusal to check medical conditions and on misconceived beliefs among the villagers.

 

Speaking to journalists, the team lead of the medical team, Dr. Ebuchaiwe Humble of the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, said that about 600 medical cases and 100 surgeries would be handled during the 4-day medical outreach.

 

He reported that the high number of hernia cases in the villages was due to hard labor, such as farming and other building work by rural dwellers, adding that there is a rise in hernia cases among children.