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chudionu58:
Won't be surprised if a part of it were used to fund the segment from Abuja to Kaduna.

Anyi3:
Maybe Obasanjo was right. Without supervision, NOI might be a real bull in a China shop

samkay3g:
ABUJA- President Muhammed Buhari on Monday asked the Ministry of Finance to provide explanations on the whereabouts of the foreign loans obtained for rail projects but diverted to other purposes under the watch of former Minister of Finance, Dr. Okonjo Iweala.

The president directive followed an instance of the diversion of a substantial part of the loan of USD1.005 billion from the Chinese Exim Bank, meant for the construction of a standard gauge rail line linking Lagos and Kano States to somewhere else.


This was even as the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport by the Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Mohammed Bashar informed the President that only $400 million id left of the loan.

Bashar made the revelation during a presentation of his ministry’s activities to president Buhari at the presidential villa.
He also briefed the President on some challenges facing the transport and maritime sectors such as encroachment on railway land, lack of security on inland waterways and some vague agreements between the Nigeria Ports Authority and ports concessionaires.

Reacting, President Buhari said that it was disappointing to find that foreign loans obtained in line with signed agreements were moved from one project to another.

“I hope that due process was followed before such diversions were carried out. Taking money from one project to another has to be done properly,” he warned.

The President regretted that government had, over the years, failed to meet its counterpart funding obligation on some projects, leading to such projects being left uncompleted or abandoned.

He added that there was a clear need to streamline, harmonize, and prioritize on-going projects in the transportation sector.



Source : www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/buhari-queries-okonjo-iweala-over-diversion-of-1bn-rail-transport-loan/

chuna1985:
Sir Dullard n his cohorts yarning dust.

buhari na propaganda master, 2 months 12 days gone....Nothing to show for it.

ddippset:
before the c0ck crows barcanista will deny this news 3 times.

chuna1985:
Sir Dullard n his cohorts yarning dust.

buhari na propaganda master, 2 months 12 days gone....Nothing to show for it.

PDPwayoo:
THIS MUST BE AN IGBO MAN. I WONDER WHY U PEOPLE HAVE BIG HEAD AND SMALL BRAIN.

mecuzee:
Please she's innocent! She's known to be a woman of integrity till she got involved with GEJ

Pidggin:
How come this govt is only focused on probing officials of the last adminstration, what happened to "I am for everybody and nobody..blah bla bla" pmb should probe those who wine and dine with him too.

Neduzze5:
Why won't he query it when he did not go to school?

Simple Maths, he cannot solve!!

#BabaDaura