Senate Approves N850 billion Domestic Loan For Buhari To Finance 2020 Budget
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday granted approval to President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow a fresh loan of N850 billion to finance the 2020 budget.
Buhari had approached the Senate seeking approval for the loan of in line with provisions of the 1999 Constitution.
The President’s request was contained in a letter read on the floor of the Senate by the President of the Senate, Ahmad LAWAN.
According to Buhari, the fresh loan will be sourced from the Nigerian Domestic Capital Market to help fund critical capital projects.
The outbreak of Coronavirus has affectedly adversely the 2020 budget; necessitating a few adjustments to reflect current harsh global economic activities.
Buhari said in the light of the Global economy, it was prudent to source the new loan from the domestic market at this time; pointing out that the conditions were quite favourable.
The Senate considered Buhari’s request and unanimously granted approval.
The upper legislative chamber however mandated its relevant committees to liaize with the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed on the modalities for the loan.
