According to him, this is to support less privileged individuals in society currently facing hardships.
Some fuel stations in the Ilorin metropolis were shut, while some dispensed at N250 and N280 per litre, even though their metres read N180 per litre.
Timipre Sylva called on local and international oil companies to work with the federal government to tackle energy poverty in Nigeria.
Prior to its passage, the Petroleum Industry Bill generated a lot of furore among people who believes it short-changes oil-producing communities in the South.
Lawmakers recently accused Mr Lawan of pocketing $2 million in bribe money to pass the PIB.
The governor said the yearnings of host communities were not considered when passing the bill into law.
Nigerians are going to benefit from reduced fuel prices as there would be competition among the industry players.
“We have passed the conference committee report on PIB and the amendment of the Electoral Act 2010.”
Mr Yabagi berated the governors for their stance on issues contained in their communiqué Monday, alleging that their meeting was a gang up against the North and President Buhari.
“Third-party forensic audit remittances for the year 2018, 2019 and 2020 are scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.”
