NASS Worried About Nigeria’s Borrowing Appetite — Ahmad Lawan

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President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan has said Nigeria needs to generate more revenue and slow down its appetite for borrowing.

Lawan who affirmed that nobody likes taking loans or debt said the national assembly is concerned about the country’s level of borrowing.

Lawan made this known while speaking  with Journalists in Abuja, stressing that the country needs to generate more revenue to reduce its borrowing.

“Nobody likes taking loans or debt whether as an individual or a country,” the senate president said.

“But what do you do when you are not generating enough? We are concerned about our level of borrowing, and the best way to reduce it is to get funds from independent sources.

“We expect that when we generate more we borrow less.”

The Senate President claimed the national assembly under his leadership has stabilised Nigeria’s economy and polity, adding that anybody that wants to challenge this statement can do so.

“This national assembly I daresay has stabilised the Nigerian economy. Anybody that wants to challenge this statement can do so,” he said.

“I also daresay, the ninth national assembly stabilised the polity. Imagine every day we were fighting either ourselves or the executive, we know there is a price to pay.

“Mark me, some of the people saying these people [calling the national assembly names] are ignorant or mischievous because they don’t want us to succeed.”

The country’s domestic debt stock at N18 trillion, according to the Debt Management Office.

Patience Oniha, director-general of the Debt Management Office (DMO), said Nigeria’s public debt is N38.01 trillion or $92.63 billion as of Q3 2021.

Gbenga Ojo
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