With less than one week to the end of his tenure, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, defended the heavy borrowings under his regime describing it as a “deliberate choice” to fight poverty and create economic growth for Nigerians.
“It has been a deliberate choice for our government as a tool to fight poverty, to create economic growth and employment and to open the path of prosperity for our people,” Buhari said at the virtual commissioning of three bridges, three secretariats and one road project undertaken by his regime.
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement he signed on Tuesday titled ‘We invested in infrastructure for economic growth and prosperity, says President Buhari as he commissions Second Niger Bridge, others.’
The PUNCH reported that the Federal Government’s borrowing from China has grown by 209.15 per cent under the Buhari…