{"id":114073,"date":"2024-08-25T19:39:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T18:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=114073"},"modified":"2024-08-25T19:39:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T18:39:33","slug":"disclose-details-of-chinese-loans-liabilities-repayments-others-serap-tells-nigerias-36-governors-wike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/disclose-details-of-chinese-loans-liabilities-repayments-others-serap-tells-nigerias-36-governors-wike\/","title":{"rendered":"Disclose details of Chinese loans, liabilities, repayments, others, SERAP tells Nigeria&#8217;s 36 governors, Wike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1808368838137783897\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Nigeria\u2019s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike to \u201cdisclose details of any Chinese loans, liabilities, and other external borrowing obtained, and guaranteed by the Federal Government as well the terms and conditions for any such borrowing including the provisions on collateral.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>SERAP urged them to \u201cprovide details of the repayment obligations regarding any Chinese loans, liabilities and other external borrowing obtained and guaranteed by the Federal Government, the interest rates on the loans, and any defaults, debt restructurings, and debt exposure to China and other creditors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SERAP also urged them to \u201cclarify any investment agreements with Chinese companies and repayment histories of any loans, liabilities and facilities obtained from China and other external creditors and guaranteed by the Federal Government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the letters dated 24 August 2024 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: \u201cWe are concerned that your state and the FCT may have failed to efficiently manage your debt obligations, especially your external debt and investment obligations, as guaranteed by the Federal Government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to SERAP, \u201cThe failure to uphold your obligations is contrary to Section 6 of the Debt Management Office Establishment (Etc), Act, and creates financial risks and other exposure to Nigeria with respect to these Chinese loans, liabilities and other external borrowing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SERAP said, \u201cThese Chinese loans, liabilities and other external borrowing by your state and the FCT may not have been used for the purposes for which they have been obtained and terms and conditions guaranteed by the Federal Government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letters, read in part: \u201cSERAP is concerned that there is a significant risk of defaults of the Chinese loans, liabilities, and other external borrowing by your state and the FCT, which are guaranteed by the Federal Government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are also significant risks of confiscation of Nigerian assets in foreign jurisdictions by multilateral and bilateral agencies and other creditors in cases of failure by your state and the FCT to satisfactorily observe and fulfil the terms and conditions of the Chinese loans, liabilities and other external borrowing which are guaranteed by the Federal Government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe apparent inadequacy of safeguards and accountability mechanisms for these Chinese loans, liabilities and other external borrowing may also expose Nigeria\u2019s assets in foreign jurisdictions to confiscation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour state and the FCT have a shared obligation to ensure that the spending and repayment plans of Chinese loans, liabilities, facilities and other external borrowing are consistent with the provisions of national and international standards, and to prevent or mitigate risks of confiscation of Nigerian assets abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would be grateful if the recommended measures are taken within 7 days of the receipt and\/or publication of this letter. If we have not heard from you by then, SERAP shall consider appropriate legal actions to compel your government and the FCT to comply with our request in the public interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite several external loans, liabilities, investment obligations and external borrowing obtained by your state and the FCT, which are guaranteed by the Federal Government over many years, millions of Nigerians in your state and the FCT continue to lack access to regular electricity supply and have been denied the benefit of renewable energy solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that over 133 million Nigerians are living in different categories of poverty, the majority of them women and children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSERAP is seriously concerned that many of the country\u2019s 36 states and FCT are allegedly mismanaging public funds which may include Chinese loans, liabilities and other external borrowing obtained from bilateral and multilateral institutions and agencies and guaranteed by the Federal Government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge you to disclose the spending details of these Chinese loans, investment obligations and external borrowing, including details of and locations of projects as well as the implementation status and completion reports, if any, on the projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to Nigeria\u2019s Debt Management Office, the total external debt for Ogun State is N168,833,006.66 as at December 31, 2023. The total public debt portfolio for the country\u2019s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory is N9.17 trillion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria\u2019s total public debt stock, including external and domestic debts, increased by \u20a624.33 trillion in three months alone, from \u20a697.34 trillion ($108.23 billion) in December 2023 to \u20a6121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion) as of March 31, 2024. The debt represents external and domestic loans obtained by the Federal Government, the 36 state governments and the FCT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSERAP notes that the World Bank has approved several loans and other funding facilities to the country\u2019s 36 states including the recent $750 million credit line meant to the states to carry out reforms to attract investment and create jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe World Bank on 15 December 2020 approved a $1.5 billion loan for Nigeria\u2019s 36 states and the FCT for social protection and strengthened state-level COVID-19 response. The loan aims to help the states build a resilient recovery post-COVID19 and to reduce poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSERAP is concerned that the Chinese loans and other external borrowing obtained by your state and guaranteed by the Federal Government are vulnerable to corruption and mismanagement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublishing details of the Chinese loans, liabilities, investment obligations and other external borrowing obtained by your state and the FCT which are guaranteed by the Federal Government would allow Nigerians to scrutinise them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSection 39(1) of the Nigerian Constitution 1999 [as amended], section 44 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act and article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights to which Nigeria is a state party impose legal obligations on your state and the FCT to disclose the details sought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSection 41 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act provides: \u20181) The framework for debt management during the financial year shall be based on the following rules: a. Government at all tiers shall only borrow for capital expenditure and human development, provided that, such borrowing shall be on concessional terms with low interest rate and with a reasonable long amortization period subject.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSection 44 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act provides: \u20181) Any Government in the Federation or its agencies and corporations desirous of borrowing shall, specify the purpose for which the borrowing is intended and present a cost-benefit analysis, detailing the economic and social benefits of the purpose to which the intended borrowing is to be applied.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to section 21(1)(2) of the Debt Management Office Establishment (Etc), Act, \u2018No external loan shall be approved or obtained by the Minister unless its terms and conditions shall have been laid before the National Assembly and approved by, its resolution. 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