BREAKING: Senate approves Buhari’s N10bn request for Kogi, two days to gov election

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BREAKING: Senate approves Buhari’s N10bn request for Kogi, two days to gov election

Nigeria

The Senate at its plenary on Wednesday, approved the sum of N10 billion for Kogi State, as a refund for projects the state government executed on behalf of the Federal Government.

President Muhammadu Buhari, had, earlier on October 15, through a letter sent to the Senate, seeking the approval for the payment of N10 billion to settle local debts incurred by Kogi State government as a result of the projects executed on behalf of the Federal Government.

However, the Wednesday approval by the Senate, two days to the Kogi State governorship election was resisted by Senators from the opposition…



Source: Nigerian Tribune