A request for the reimbursement of N 16,772,486,002.19 by Borno State for construction and maintenance of several roads in Borno has been approved by the
Former President Muhammadu Buhari had written to the National Assembly to approve the amount through promissory note and bond issuance.
In the same vein, the lower legislative chamber of the National Assembly also approved the refund after it considered a report by its Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt Management. Part of the report in the Senate version read: “The Damboa-Chibok-Mbalala Road Phase I was eligible for reimbursement as it was awarded before the President’s directive of 29th July 2016 which suspended assessment of requests for refund on projects carried out without the Federal Government’s approval.
Ordia observed that most of the federal roads mentioned were in a deplorable state before the intervention of the Borno State Government.
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