Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- The Oyo State Government has challenged the presidency to explain how dividends paid by Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) and received under President Bola Tinubu were distributed among the federal, state and local governments, maintaining that a reconciliation exercise identified a shortfall of about N9 trillion owed to states and local governments.

PREMIUM TIMES reported the presidency's rejection of the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde's allegation that the federal government was withholding NLNG dividends due to states and local governments

In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Mr Makinde said the presidency's response failed to address the central question of how t...