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| Niger state governor (Abubakar Sani Bello) |
The Niger state house of Assembly has approved the
release of 25 billion naira sukuk bond at request of the governor, Abubakar
Sani Bello.
The governor wrote an apologia to the house after he made the
request last week.
The speaker of the house, Barrister Abdullahi Abba Wuse,
announced the approval along with hints of what the money will be used for. The
speaker hinted that around 400 Km of roads will be constructed with the funds.
The
state governor said last week that the money was needed urgently to execute
projects on infrastructure and health care.
Tensions are high between the
executive and the legislature in Niger state after members of the house of
Assembly accused the governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, of ‘mismanaging’ 126
billion naira in 2019.
The masses of Niger state are largely skeptical of the
funds going into what they have been proposed for.
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