President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the release of about N522.74 billion to all 36 states in the first tranche of the Paris Club refund in December 2016.

The federal government later released the sum of N388.304 billion out of the N522.74 billion.

The funds were released following protests by states against over deductions for external debt service between 1995 and 2002.

Paris Club refund: Presidency releases details, SEE how much each state got

Despite the controversy trailing the first tranche, Buhari has requested for the release of the second tranche of the London-Paris Club refunds to the states to ease their financial difficulties

The money was to enable states offset outstanding salaries and pensions.

However, it was trailed with controversy as it was alleged that some state governors diverted the funds.

Nigerians have been requesting to knowing how their governors spent the huge amount.

The presidency has released details of the Paris Club refund tranche 1.

Below contains the amount received by each state.

Abia – N10,631,324,520.96

Adamawa – N4,894,891,184.12

Akwa Ibom – N14,500,000,000

Anambra – N11,386,281,466.35

Bauchi – N12,792,664,403.93

Bayelsa – N14,500,000,000

Benue – N12,749,689,453.61

Borno – N13,654,138,849.49

Cross River – N11,300,139,741.28

Delta – N14,500,000,000

Ebonyi – N8,385,035,086.76

Edo – N11,329,495,462.04

Ekiti – N8,877,476,163.58

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Enugu – N9,972,928,301.97

Gombe – N8,319,552,518.63

Imo – N13,021,497,640.32

Jigawa – N13,220,260,074.57

Kaduna – N14,362,416,363.24

Katsina – N14,500,000,000

Kebbi – N11,118,149,054.10

Kogi – N11,211,573,328.19 22

Kwara got two payments – N5,415,167,236.97 and N3,773,082,953.54

Lagos – N14,500,000,000

Nasarawa – N8,464,951,458.28

Niger N13,412,075,268.20

Ogun – N10,675,236,931.70

Ondo – N6,513,392,932.28

Osun – N11,744,237,793.56

Oyo – N7,206,041,943.30

Plateau – N10,497,987,043.06

Rivers – N14,500,000,000

Sokoto – N11,980,499,096.97

Taraba – N4,202,983,799.33

Yobe – N10,068,371,796.86

Zamfara – N10,122,837,205.76