The senate on Tuesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s $5.513 billion external loan request to finance the revised 2020 budget.
The approval followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Senator Clifford Odia (Edo Central) by the upper chamber.
Buhari has in his letter of request, said that the $5.513 billion external loan is to enable the Federal Government fund the 2020 revised budget.
However the components of the external loan which is to enable the Federal Government execute its priority projects and for projects to support State Governments in stimulating their economy which has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, was stood down by the Senate due to lack of requisite details.
It would be recalled that House of Representatives had also approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to take $22.7 billion in foreign loans.
The House approved the request after it considered the report of its committee on aids, loans and debt management.
