President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Friday said the rejection of President Muhammadu Buhari’s $30bn loan request by Senate was not politically motivated in any way.
Speaking with State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after Jumaat prayers, Saraki said the loan request was a work in progress.
According to the Senate President, the development should not be viewed as a reflection of the relationship between the Executive and the Legislature.
He said, ”I came here to pray. I have finished praying and I just had a general felicitation with the President. It did not go beyond that.
“We should not look at the loan request as a reflection of the relationship between the Executive and the Legislature. Don’t let us politicise very important issues. As we said, this is work in progress.”
Recall that the Senate had on Tuesday rejected Buhari’s proposed $30bn foreign loan request.
Following the rejection of the loan, the leader of the Senate, Ali Ndume, had explained that the loan request was rejected due to technical issues.
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