President Muhammadu Buhari
has told the members of the Board of African Export and Important Bank,
AFREXIM that his administration will continue to come to them for
assistance.
The President said Nigeria will continue to borrow in order to fix the long decayed infrastructure in the country.
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,
Malam Garba Shehu, the President said, “We are grateful for the much you
are doing for us, but we will continue to knock on your doors for more
and more as we strive to overcome our infrastructure deficit.”
Buhari also called for stronger partnership with lending banks to reduce
the nation’s infrastructure deficit, assuring of his administration’s
full commitment to implement all agreements.
According Garba, the
President stated this when he received the Board of African Export and
Import Bank, AFREXIM, led by Dr Benedict Okey, at the Presidential
Villa.
He said that his administration will keep making requests
from the bank for financial aid for the building of infrastructure and
development of the real sector
We realise that we do need money
to fix the appalling state of infrastructure we met; to do roads,
railways, power and communications – a sector now mostly in private
hands which is doing very well.
“Don’t be tired of us. We will be coming to you again and again. Please accommodate us,” he said.
He said Nigeria already faced a challenge of fixing and putting in
place long delayed infrastructure and will need strong partnerships for
quick and better results.
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