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Why Federal Government pick foreign experts over Nigerian engineers for contract execution- Fashola Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday gave reasons why most Nigerian Engineers are boycotted by Federal government during the award of major infrastructural projects. Fashola disclosed this when he spoke with the executives of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, who paid him a visit in Abuja yesterday. “If there was no vacuum, there would not be foreign engineering consultants and contractors in Nigeria. Unless we honestly stand up and accept that there is a vacuum, we look in the mirror and tell ourselves that we honestly do not like what we see, it will not change. I can tell you from experience when I was a state governor, that when I advertised for rail project, no Nigerian firm bidded for it. Government will not stop the development of the country, if you are not ready.”he said
Presidency reacts to Senate’s rejection of Buhari’s $30bn loan request The Presidency has said it will not dispute the decision of the Senate to reject the request of President Buhari to borrow $30 billion to fund some capital projects. The Senate during plenary yesterday, rejected the letter from President Buhari due to the absence of some documents from the presidency indicating what projects the borrowed money would be used to execute. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja after the rejection, Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on National Assembly Matters, Sen. Ita Enang, said that the Presidency would not be disputing with the senate but would rather engage with them on the issue that had been raised. He added that the missing documents that gave rise for the rejection are being collated and would be sent to the Senate. “We are not disputing with the distinguished Senate. There are certain information and details which will enable them to consider in detail, and approp...