The Senate has given its Committee on Foreign and Local Debts to work on President Muhammadu Buhari’s $4.054 billion, €710 million and $125m external borrowing request.
On resumption of plenary on Tuesday, Senate President Ahmad Lawan referred the borrowing request to the Foreign and Local Debt committee for further legislative work.
Last week, Buhari wrote the Red Chamber, seeking approval for the fresh loan, which he was said will be used to fund projects captured under the 2018-2021 borrowing plan.
He had also explained that the amount would be used to fund Federal and States Government projects cut across key sectors such as Infrastructure, Health, Agriculture and Food Security, Energy, Education and Human Capital Development and COVID-19 Response efforts.
Lawan gave the committee, chaired by Senator Clifford Ordia, one week to report back to the plenary.