Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has stated that since the federal government removed fuel subsidy, the money shared among the three tiers of government has increased greatly. He said the statutory allocations, which are funds given to the federal, state, and local governments every month, have more than tripled compared to before the subsidy removal.
In an interview with Channels Television from 17:10, Falana said in May 2023, the three tiers of government shared 655 billion naira before the removal of fuel subsidy. He said after the removal of subsidy the statutory allocations increased. He said in July 2025, the figure rose to 1.8 trillion naira and by August 2025, it further increased to two trillion naira. This, according to him, shows a massive increase in government revenue after subsidy removal.
Falana said with this huge increase, both federal and state authorities, as well as local government councils, must ensure that the extra money benefits the people.
In Falana’s words: “In removing subsidy today, what is shared at the end of the month by way of statutory allocations has tripled what was shared before the removal. In May 2023 what was shared by the three tiers of government was 655 billion naira, in July this year it was 1.8 trillion naira, in August this year it was 2 trillion naira. So the government at the federal, state and local government levels will have to reflect the increase in statutory allocations on the social services made available to the people”…Explore , More , News
