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STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

EXTERNAL BORROWING PLAN: PRESIDENCY LISTS PROJECTS, BENEFICIARIES

A total of 15 projects, spread across the six geo-political zones of the country, are to be financed with more than $4 billion from multilateral institutions, under the 2018-2021 medium term (rolling) external borrowing plan.

President Muhammadu Buhari had requested the Senate to approve sovereign loans of $4.054bn and €710million as well as grant components of $125m for the proposed projects.

According to the letter by the President, the sovereign loans will be sourced from the World Bank, French Development Agency (AFD), China-Exim Bank, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Credit Suisse Group and Standard Chartered/China Export and Credit (SINOSURE).

The President’s request to the Senate listed 15 proposed pipeline projects, the objectives, the implementation period, benefiting States, as well as the implementing Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

A breakdown of the ‘‘Addendum to the Proposed Pipeline Projects for the 2018-2021 Medium Term (rolling) External Borrowing Plan,’’ shows that the World Bank is expected to finance seven projects including the $125million grant for ‘‘Better Education Services for All’’.

The Global Partnership for Education grant is expected to increase equitable access for out-of-school children and improve literacy in focus states.

The grant, which will be implemented by the Federal Ministry of Education and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), will strengthen accountability for results in basic Education in Katsina, Oyo and Adamawa States.

Other projects to be financed by the World Bank are, the State Fiscal, Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability Programme for Results as well as the Agro-Processing, Productivity, Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project.

The benefiting States for the agro-processing project are, Kogi, Kaduna, Kano, Cross River, Enugu and Lagos with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as the implementing ministry.

The objective of the project is to enhance agricultural productivity of small and medium scale farmers and improve value addition along priority value chains in the participating States.

Similarly, the World Bank is also financing the Nigeria Sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project in Delta, Ekiti, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Imo and Plateau States, for the next five years.

The project, when completed, is expected to improve rural water supply, sanitation and hygiene nationwide towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for water supply and sanitation by 2030.

Under the external borrowing plan, the World Bank supported projects also include Nigeria’s COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project (COPREP), under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Health and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The project, which has an implementation period of 5 years, will respond to threats posed by COVID-19 through the procurement of vaccines.

Furthermore, no fewer than 29 States are listed as beneficiaries of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Arid Zone Landscape project, which is expected to reduce natural resource management conflicts in dry and semi-arid ecosystems in Nigeria.

The benefiting states for the project to be co-financed by World Bank and European Investment Bank (EIB) are: Akwa Ibom, Borno, Oyo, Sokoto, Kano, Katsina, Edo, Plateau, Abia, Nasarawa, Delta, Niger, Gombe, Imo, Enugu, Kogi, Anambra, Niger, Ebonyi, Cross River, Ondo, Kaduna, Kebbi, Jigawa, Bauchi, Ekiti, Ogun, Benue, Yobe and Kwara.

The World Bank is also funding the Livestock Productivity and Resilience project in no fewer than 19 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The China EXIM Bank is expected to finance the construction of the branch line of Apapa-TinCan Island Port, under the Lagos-Ibadan Railway modernisation project.

The French Development Agency will finance two projects, which include the National Digital Identity Management project and the Kaduna Bus Rapid Transport Project.

The digital identity project will be co- financed with World Bank and EIB.

The Value Chain Development Programme to be financed by IFAD and implemented in Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Niger, Ogun, Taraba, Nasarawa, Enugu and Kogi States will empower 100,000 farmers, including over 6,000 and 3,000 processors and traders respectively.

The loan facility to be provided by European ECA/KfW/IPEX/APC will be spent on the construction of the Standard Gauge Rail (SGR) linking Nigeria with Niger Republic from Kano-Katsina-Daura-Jibiya-Maradi with branch to Dutse.

The specific project title, Kano-Maradi SGR with a branch to Dutse, has an implementation period of 30 months and will be implemented by the Federal Ministry of Transport.

The Chinese African Development Fund through the Bank of China is expected to provide a loan facility of $325 million for the establishment of three power and renewable energy projects including solar cells production facility Phase 1 & II , electric power transformer production, Plants 1, II, III and high voltage testing laboratory.

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) will implement the project aimed at increasing local capacity and capability in the development of power and renewable energy technologies and infrastructure.

Credit Suisse will finance major industrialisation projects as well as micro, small and medium enterprises schemes to be executed by the Bank of Industry while SINOSURE and Standard Chartered Bank will provide funds for the provision of 17MW Hybrid Solar Power infrastructure for the National Assembly (NASS) complex.

The project, with an implementation period of five years, is expected to address ‘‘NASS power supply deficit and reduce higher overhead burdensome cost of running and maintaining fossil fuel generators (25MW installed capacity) to power the assembly complex.’’

Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
September 18, 2021

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17/02/2020

APC SOUTH SOUTH ASPIRANTS PASSES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON PRESIDENT BUHARI

At the South South Zonal meeting of APC Aspirants Forum held on Thursday 13th February 2020 at Aliz Ambruz Hotel Uyo, the following resolutions were reached:

1. VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
We hereby pass a vote of confidence on the President and commander in chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Mohammadu Buhari, GCFR for doggedly fighting corruption, tackling insurgency, massively building infrastructure, and restoring the dignity of Nigeria in the comity of nations.

We hereby pass a vote of confidence on the national leadership of APC Aspirants Forum led by Col. Abdulaziz Musa Yar'Adua Rtd. and the invaluable support of our Grand Patron and Patrons. We pledge our unwavering loyalty and commitment to the APC Aspirants Forum and to the ideals of progressive advancement of our great party the APC.

2. MORAL RECTITUDE.
We hereby resolve and declare to lead an urgent national campaign to promote moral uprightness, integrity, transparency, and rectitude in the APC. Never again should our great Party face loss or humiliation such as in the Bayelsa state debacle.

2. UNITY AND SYNERGY
We view with concern the prevalent state of factions and disunity created by certain Party leaders and political office holders and we call on all stakeholders in the South South and the nation at large to bury their differences and close ranks in the collective interest of our Party and for the benefit of our people.

4. INTERNAL DEMOCRACY
We strongly call on the leadership of our Party at all levels to strengthen and promote internal democracy in the APC and sincerely deepen healing and reconciliation of aggrieved members down to the grassroots.

We recommend that new entrants into our party the APC should spend a minimum of 6 calendar months before they are eligible to access certain offices, positions or privileges.

5. SUSTAINABILITY
To enhance effectiveness and robustness and consistent with the natural peculiarity of the south south, a committee is hereby set up to explore beneficial and sustainable opportunities in the oil and gas industry for the wellbeing of the APC Aspirants Forum, South South Zone.
MEMBERS:
Prof. Eyo Nyong (Dep. South South Zonal Coordinator ) - Chairman
Hon. Frank Ossai (Delta State Coordinator) - Member
Hon. Isaiah E. Ukpai (Akwa Ibom) - Member
Rev. Deekor Christian (Rivers) - Member
Bayelsa State Rep. - Member
Edo State Rep. - Member.

Moreover, we propose that a special presentation should be made to Mr. President that the South South should be given a special attention if the APC wants to make a headway in 2023.

6. We propose the setting up of a Strategic Action Plan committee to draw up an action plan/road map to advise the national leadership of APC'AF and the APC on the progressive way forward.

7. We propose that for equity and fairness, those Aspirants who were promised appointments in the National Assembly and which have not been actualised should be given priority consideration in future opportunities.

8. Beneficiaries of contracts or appointments should donate 2.5% of their net income to the Forum Secretariat.

The meeting had in attendance Hon. Patty Etete Inemeh, Deputy National Coordinator; Hon. Otumba James Udoma, South South Zonal Coordinator; Prof. Eyo Nyong, Deputy South South Zonal Coordinator; Hon. Samuel Mel Ikpa, South South Zonal Publicity Secretary; Dr. Chris Enoch, Akwa Ibom State Coordinator; Hon. Frank Ossai, Delta State Coordinator; Hon. Essessien Edem, Cross River State Coordinator; Hon. Tony Nsongurua, Akwa Ibom state secretary, Hon. David Irek, Cross River State Secretary as well as Delegates from all the six states of the South South Zone.

Hon. SAMUEL MEL IKPA
South South Zonal Publicity Secretary,
APC Aspirants Forum

10/10/2019

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President Muhammadu Buhari receives in audience his predecessor President Goodluck Jonathan in State House today, 10th October, 2019.

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15/08/2019

PRESS RELEASE



The Court on 5th August, 2019 granted Sheikh Ibraheem EL-Zakzaky leave to travel to India for medical treatment. Consequently, the Government and its relevant agencies took steps to comply with the Order.



In line with the Court Order, El-Zakzaky was approved to embark on the trip with State officials and his choice to be accompanied by his aides and personal Doctors was not opposed by the government.



On 12th August, 2019, he and other members of the entourage went to India via Dubai. It is to be noted that El-Zakzaky particularly chose Medanta Hospital, India. However, on reaching Dubai, El-Zakzaky began to display ulterior motives against laid down procedures.



He requested that his passport be handed over to him but the State officials would not budge to his pressure. The situation became worse in India as he refused to subject himself to preliminary medical checks.



In addition, he demanded free movement and access to visitors of all kinds as well as requested to be allowed to check into a 5-Star Hotel instead of being admitted in the hospital. The request was refused on the ground that he came into the country for medicals and not as a tourist (more so that his Visa was issued on medical grounds and not for tourism). He also demanded that Police protection be withdrawn from him by the Indian authorities.



Against medical ethics and standard practice, he requested to nominate Doctors of his choice to join the ones tasked by Medanta Hospital to perform medical treatment on him and his wife. This created a stalemate, which the Hospital insisted that he would not dictate to it on the choice of medical personnel to carry the required medical treatment.



Frustrated by his antics, the Indian authorities have expressed willingness to return him to Nigeria with immediate effect. This is on the account that they will not allow him use their country to internationalize his group’s activities.



Against this background, the Nigerian government wishes to commend the stand of the Indian Government as well as apologize to her for the unruly behaviour of El-Zakzaky. Similarly, the attention of the public and indeed the international community is hereby drawn to these unfortunate developments.



The government also wishes to use this opportunity to affirm its readiness to undertake the prosecution of El-Zakzaky through due process if and when he is returned to the country. On this note, his foul cry that he is being held in circumstances worse than he was in Nigeria should be disregarded.



Dcns. Grace Isu Gekpe

Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Information and Culture,

Abuja

14th August, 2019