Reps deputy minority leader kick over unfair usage of $ 22,798 million foreign loans for infrastructure

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“First and foremost, there are certain strategic projects that ought to be there. Loans HouseofReps Nigeria

Reacting after the House approved federal government external borrowing plan under the 2016–2018 Medium Term External Borrowing , he maintained that usage of the loan fell short of the expectations of Nigerians.

“Secondly, it is an infrastructural sufficient to give impetus to the eastern corridor passing through South-South, South East, North Central and North East. And if you check all these areas what you’ll see, is that we have trouble from Boko Haram to agitations to militancy; we have challenges in these areas and when you don’t undertake economic activities that will improve it, you are not helping.

“We looked at this as Nigerians and our expectation is that there should have been some more prudence to this effect. So we appreciate the proviso that there should be South-East in the next borrowing plan but it’s a promissory note. If you go to the bank if it’s your bank you’re lucky because it must be initiated, so we felt that this loan approval should have waited until they complete the feasibility so that the South East, North East are sufficiently accommodated.

 

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