Enugu Assembly approves N801m debt for infrastructure

THE Enugu State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, approved a request by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, to borrow N801.04 million, from the Nigerian Infrastructure Bank.

The money, when secured, would enable the state government carry out more development projects, especially in the rural communit i e s . Leader of the State House of Assembly, Ikechukwu Ezeugwu, while presenting the request by the Governor implored his colleagues to approve the loan to enable of resources, saying he N40,000 whether offered the executive carry on with would utilise the loan prophostel accommodation or different infrastructure erly to the betterment of all. not. development projects ongo“This is a governor y ou can Speaker of the House, ing in various parts of the trust in managing resources. Edward Ubosi, was forced to state.the driver, Ugwuanyi, is a constitute the committee, fol

He said that the importance financial guru who knows lowing the non-acceptance of of the loan would not be what to do to move the state the report presented by the overemphasised because it forward,” Uzogbado praises committee headed by House would bring a lot of developthe governor. Committee Chairman on ment to the state. Meanwhile, the House of Education, Matthew

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Donatus Uzogbado, in supman committee to look into look into the saga. porting the motion said that allegations of extortion at The adhoc committee, which the loan would bring more the Institute of Management is to be headed by Chinedu developments to the state and T echnology (IMT) Nwamba, representing when accessed. Enugu, in which first year Nsukka East, was given three Uzogbado described the students are forced to pay weeks to look into the matter governor as a good manager accommodation fee of and report back to the House.