President
Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to approve his request to secure a
fresh loan of N850 billion to fund some projects in the 2020 budget.
He
made the request in a letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan,
on Tuesday on the floor of the upper chamber of the National Assembly
in Abuja.
According to the letter, President Buhari seeks to
raise the loan from the domestic capital market to ensure adequate funds
to finance projects in the budget.
After the letter was read, the lawmakers gave accelerated approval to the President’s request to raise the loan.
They
also asked the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriation to liaise
with the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab
Ahmed, to get more details on the loan request.
