The Senate on Tuesday has given the Federal Government fresh conditions upon which it would consider and approve its $5.8 billion loan request from the China Exim Bank.

The Federal Government had requested the sum for the construction of Standard Guage lines from Lagos-Kano, Kano-Kaduna, Lagos-Ibadan, and Lagos Calabar.

While considering a motion moved by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, (PDP Abia South), the senate resolved that the loan would not be considered except all regions were carried along in the utilisation of the loan.

The Senate upheld the argument of Senator Abaribe that there was no reason why the South East should be excluded from the rail project for which the loan was sought.

Abaribe in his motion requested the Senate to suspend consideration of the loan request until the Federal Government included the South East as beneficiaries in the project.

However, the President of the Senate said that the leadership of the National Assembly had already identified the flaw and had taken it up with the executive.

Saraki said that the executive had taken note of the issues and had agreed to reach a resolution with the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt on the matter.

He stressed that it was only when the committee submits its report and the South East was not captured that the would be need to take the action being requested by Senator Abaribe.

Meanwhile, the Senate okayed the motion to invite the minister of transportation to explain why the Eastern line was excluded from the plan.

The minister is expected to appear before the committee on Local and Foreign Debts to explain the exclusion.

Abaribe in his motion had queried with dismay why the government wanted to take such a huge loan that would benefit all other regions apart from the South East.

He said that the loan would be paid back by all section of the country and as such all section should be taken into consideration.

“There is railway master plan developed by the Ministry of Transport and of which such plan has not been referred to in the current borrowing plan.

“For the railway project to have a meaningful impact on the development of the country, it should cover all parts of Nigeria.

“Therefore the exclusion of the Eastern section that links the four zones of the South-South, South-East, North-Central and North-East and the Key cities such as Port-Harcourt, Aba, Enugu, Makurdi, Lafia, Gudi, Jos, Bauchi and Maiduguri is inexplicable,” he said.

The Deputy President of the Senate also supported the motion stressing that the whole country would pay for the loan and as such the loan should be beneficial to all.

For Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, he said that government was a continuum as as such the South East could still be captured in the future.

His comment infuriated many of the senators who shouted him down.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/5-8bn-loan-request-senate-decline-approval-south-east-exclusion/

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tribalism

People should take note the Senate doesn't want the SE excluded from the new rail projects. They even shouted down annother Senator saying let's do it later. If the SE isn't considered by Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt they won't consider the loan.

That's a good one from the Senate.

Afonjas and betrayals are like 5 and 6.

Senator Gbenga, well am not surprised

only God knows wetin dey my mind



2019 is around the corner




instead of me to vote for osinbanjo i will rather vote for shakue 100 times

But, the question still remains, why would anybody propose a loan of such gigantic magnitude and deemed it normal to exclude the SE?

What exactly is the force driving such demonic motives.

If Ndiigbo didn't raise dust about this gross discrimination all over the media, with demonic people supporting such moves and labelling us too emotional, I am sure the bill would have been passed with active support of Nigerians.
Here is a thread on that loan, notice how Igbophobic Nigerians saw no wrong in the exclusion of SE, with most of them offering moronic excuses to support their stance.https://www.nairaland.com/3434857/federal-government-leaves-out-south

Here is how these same people thought it cool that no single SE state should benefit from SME loan scheme :
https://www.nairaland.com/3603916/south-east-missing-fgs-loans

For Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, he said that government was a continuum as as such the South East could still be captured in the future.

His comment infuriated many of the senators who shouted him down.

You can imagine how callous and demonic these people are.

Is he saying that the rest of the country won't also be captured in the future?

dey should continue

No comment for now.

I remember Minister of Transport gave a few half baked reasons why SE was excluded. He said President Buhari just continuing late President Yar’Adua plan. Then weirdly told senate he considered himself Igbo. If Senate President and Deputy President are in agreement I guess the Federal government will revise plan.

actually i like the way things are coming up right now




umu Igbo anya unu mepee ofuma


ndi ofe bu ndi ojo oooo

Not a bad condition considering the fact that the entire country will pay back the loan and not only some selected regions. Little things like this matters a lot in a multi ethnic country like Nigeria.

Kudos to the senate and most especially, kudos to senator Abaribe. This is a more mature and acceptable way of pressing for once right in a democratic arrangement. If the representatives of each constituencies are alive to their duties without silly compromises, no region will be able to marginalise the other.

The ongoing road rehabilitation and construction massively going on in the south east aren't going in other geo political zones and no one is complaining why will this senator try to whip up sentiments where it's not supposed to be so. bunch of ingrates.

seunmsg:
Not a bad condition considering the fact that the entire country will pay back the loan and not only some selected regions. Little things like this matters a lot in a multi ethnic country like Nigeria.

Kudos to the senate and most especially, kudos to senator Abaribe. This is a more mature and acceptable way of pressing for once right in a democratic arrangement. If the representatives of each constituencies are alive to their duties without silly compromises, no region will be able to marginalise the other.

How is excluding an entire region on a loan as massive as this, "little things " in your brain?

You mean 5.8billion dollars is "little things" in Yoruba land?

JusticeSeeker:
The ongoing road rehabilitation and construction massively going on in the south east aren't going in other geo political zones and no one is complaining why will this senator try to whip up sentiments where it's not supposed to be so. bunch of ingrates.

Which massive road rehabilitation do you speak of? Do you mind mentioning such roads?

What sentiment do you speak of? The sentiment of callous heartless Gbenga who sees nothing wrong in bypassing the SE in the loan?

JusticeSeeker:
The ongoing road rehabilitation and construction massively going on in the south east aren't going in other geo political zones and no one is complaining why will this senator try to whip up sentiments where it's not supposed to be so. bunch of ingrates.

dont worry we shall see in 2019

pazienza:


Which massive road rehabilitation do you speak of? Do you mind mentioning such roads?

What sentiment do you speak of? The sentiment of callous heartless Gbenga who sees nothing wrong in bypassing the SE in the loan?

dont mind any mother fuccker

pazienza:


How is excluding an entire region on a loan as massive as this, "little things " in your brain?

You mean 5.8billion dollars is "little things" in Yoruba land?

Carry your wahala and go away. You just want to find fault where there is non. I am not talking about the money but the original design that excludes most south eastern states. The design of the Lagos-Calabar rail was done under Jonathan and I don't think it was a deliberate attempt to leave out the south east.

People like you really need to sheath your tribal sword. I just returned from inspecting federal road constructions in the south east on Friday and I can tell you serious work is ongoing. Stop the silly attempt to tribalise this thread and be reasonable for once.

IgbosAreGreat:


dont mind any mother fuccker

If only he is alone in such sentiments, I wouldn't mind, but the tragic truth is that Gbenga mindset represents the default mindset of the average Yoruba towards Ndiigbo and Igboland, as we can see from this thread https://www.nairaland.com/3434857/federal-government-leaves-out-south

Not even those of them masquerading as Igbos are spared of this sentiment.

Nice one from the Senate.

I would like to hear what amaechi has to say when he gets invited.

pazienza:

If only he is alone in such sentiments, I wouldn't mind, but the tragic truth is that Gbenga mindset represents the default mindset of the average Yoruba towards Ndiigbo and Igboland, as we can see from this thread https://www.nairaland.com/3434857/federal-government-leaves-out-south

Not even those of them masquerading as Igbos are spared of this sentiment.

time will tell

seunmsg:


Carry your wahala and go away. You just want to find fault where there is non. I am not talking about the money but the original design that excludes most south eastern states. The design of the Lagos-Calabar rail was done under Jonathan and I don't think it was a deliberate attempt to leave out the south east.

People like you really need to sheath your tribal sword. I just returned from inspecting federal road constructions in the south east on Friday and I can tell you serious work is ongoing. Stop the silly attempt to tribalise this thread and be reasonable for once.

The issue is a tribal one. Cos this isn't the first time the SE had been totally ignored in a national project with peeps offering support to such moves.

So you can spare me the tribal talk.

hotswagg12:
Afonjas and betrayals are like 5 and 6.

how can you betray someone that is not your friend?

God punish the idiot called gbenga ashafa, useless half man bastard.

pazienza:


The issue is a tribal one. Cos this isn't the first time the SE had been totally ignored in a national project with peeps offering support to such moves.

So you can spare me the tribal talk.

so on point

IgbosAreGreat:


dont worry we shall see in 2019

Nothing will happen in 2019, we will all still suffer, stop making mouth

pazienza:
But, the question still remains, why would anybody propose a loan of such gigantic magnitude and deemed it normal to exclude the SE?

What exactly is the force driving such demonic motives.

If Ndiigbo didn't raise dust about this gross discrimination all over the media, with demonic people supporting such moves and labelling us too emotional, I am sure the bill would have been passed with active support of Nigerians.
Here is a thread on that loan, notice how Igbophobic Nigerians saw no wrong in the exclusion of SE, with most of them offering moronic excuses to support their stance.https://www.nairaland.com/3434857/federal-government-leaves-out-south

Here is how these same people thought it cool that no single SE state should benefit from SME loan scheme :
https://www.nairaland.com/3603916/south-east-missing-fgs-loans

You guys create your own enemies, you are not subtle with your politics

i understand dat yoruba thinks dat they are more involved in this government dan others but they should also understand that change is one thing dat is constant




it will not remain like this for over

Wolfbrother:


Nothing will happen in 2019, we will all still suffer, stop making mouth



You guys create your own enemies, you are not subtle with your politics

You mean subtle enough to go on killing spree because our candidate lost like the North did in 2011, go about burning houses, promise to wreck havoc to the rival winner, or we are not subtle enough to engage in operation wetie, like subtle suffersticated ones once did?

You are already roaming.

5% vs 98%