Southeast Governors’ Forum have reacted to the proposed Federal government loan of N22.7bn which has drawn some controversy since it was mooted last week.
The loan has drawn condemnation from the South easterners because no single projects in the loan is to be cited in the zone.
They said: ‘South East Governors’ Forum met on Saturday 7th March, 2020, following a lot of calls and condemnations from our people questioning why South East should be excluded from the proposed Federal Government’s Loan of Twenty-Two Billion, Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars , whereas the other 5 zones of the country have visible budget”.
“The South East Governors believe that we can deploy dialogue, negotiation and good understanding to right any perceived injustice, rather than engage the Federal Government in a battle of which no body is expected to win the boss”
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