Ahmed Lawan, Nigeria’s Senate President, has said the Senate will approve a multi-billion dollar loan request by Nigeria’s civilian Dictator Muhammadu Buhari.
Lawan made the disclosure on Monday while speaking with journalists in Abuja.
The loan request estimated at $29.960bn was rejected by the Senate in 2016 under the leadership of Bukola Saraki.
He said, “The question of whether we will pass the loan request of the executive arm of government, yes!
“But one thing is we are going to be critical that every cent that is borrowed is tied to a project. These are projects that will have spillover effects on the economy and we will undertake our oversight so well to ensure that such funds are properly, prudently, economically and transparently are applied on those projects.
“In 2016, the Senate did not pass the loan request of the executive at that time and the reason was because there were no sufficient details.
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