If N50trn will fix Nigeria, go and borrow – Ben Bruce tells Buhari

Senator ‎Ben Murray-Bruce has advised President Muhammadu to go all out and get all the money needed to fix Nigeria.

Bruce, during his contribution to the debate on‎ Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), on Wednesday, stated that borrowing insufficient funds will have no meaningful impact on the people and infrastructure.

“”They way we grow and develop does not help anyone. We have a big problem and we are solving it in a mickey-mouse way,” he said.

“We must take a position and develop this economy. If we want to borrow‎ N50trn, then borrow N50trn and develop Nigeria overnight. Borrowing 2trn, 1trn and half a trillion does not solve the problem.

“Nigeria has the capacity to grow. We have the resilience to grow. Nigerians are the most hard-working people in the whole of Africa.”

Speaking, Senate President Bukola Saraki referred it to the committees on finance and appropriations, and directed them to submit their report next Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the senate confirmed the appointment of Babatunde Fowle‎r as chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

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