The
Lagos state government would in 2014 take a second tranche of a six
hundred million dollar loan from the World Bank which it applied for in
2010.
The scheme according to the borrowing plan is to be implemented in
three tranches of two hundred million dollars each by the state
government.
In a letter from President Jonathan to the Senate, the president said
the second tranche of the development policy operation was
unfortunately, not captured in the 2013-2014 medium term borrowing plan.
President Jonathan in the letter, however urged the Senate to include
the second tranche of the borrowing scheme into the current borrowing
plan and the World Bank supported the Public Private Partnership
project, which was approved by the National Assembly in the 2010
borrowing plan with a total credit amount of US$315 million, has enjoyed
only US$15 million disbursement to date from the World Bank after about
two years of project implementation.
In the letter, the President stated that “The World Bank approved a
Development Policy Operation (Budget Support) for a total credit amount
of 600 million Dollars to the Lagos state government in 2010.
“The fund is expected to be implemented in three tranches of $200 million each.
“The first tranche of $00 million was approved by the National Assembly in the 2010 Borrowing Plan.
“The Development Policy Operation (DPO) 1 was implemented in 2011.
“However, given the importance of the second tranche to the success
and sustainability of the first tranche, I wish to submit it for your
consideration for inclusion in the current borrowing plan.
“This will, however, be without additional funding request”. it ended.
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