- President Buhari meets state governors from three northern states at the State House
- APC justifies the proposed plan by the current administration to obtain a $5.5bn loan
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has paid President Muhammadu Buhari a visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
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The visit, according to the president’s media aide, Femi Adesina, took place on Monday, October 16.
As at the time this report was being published, the presidency was yet to disclose details of the meeting between the president and the governor.
Governor Bello’s visit to Aso Rock comes days after President Buhari met with state governors from three northern states at the State House on October 9.
Those present included, Yobe, Sokoto and Jigawa state governors, H.E. Ibrahim Geidam, H.E. Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, H.E. Badaru Abubakar respectively and the president.
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The purpose of the meeting at Aso Rock villa was to discuss vital matters on state and federal government.
In other news, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has justified the proposed plan by the Buhari administration to obtain a $5.5bn loan to assist it in its developmental projects.
The party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement on Sunday, October 15, said the proposed loan was necessitated by the modern financial realities of running a government.
The APC also denounced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for accusing the Buhari administration of mismanaging the buoyant economy it inherited.
The party said in an era where taxation and other revenue streams may not necessarily provide sufficient funds for economic development, governments in developing economies may need to resort to borrowing to finance developmental projects, Premium Times reports.
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