By Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo
Taraba State Governor Dr Kefas Agbu on Wednesday said that no state in Nigeria can run effectively without taking certain loans to effect key projects.
The governor said this in relation to a petition to the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, asking the apex bank to stop a loan request by the governor.
The statement issued by the Special Adviser on media and Digital Communications to the Governor Mr Emmanuel Bello, further said that the loan was explicit on the purpose and working against it amounts to working against the development of the state.
“Except for doomsday naysayers, no Taraba state citizen is left in doubt about the honesty and leadership of Governor Agbu Kefas. Even the opposition is in total agreement that Dr. Agbu Kefas can be trusted with the future of Taraba, especially its fiscal fortunes. The determination to usher in a new era has never been this clearer in our history.
“That is why we view with some comical astonishment when a faceless writer actually penned a petition on the loans the administration of Dr Kefas recently solicited. Why should anyone query the place of loans in developmental efforts? All experts are of the agreement that loans are alright, especially if they met the purpose for which they are collected. No one is annoyed with loans if they will raise the bar and transform communities. No one is against loans, if they will address pertinent needs and prioritize progress. Loans are actually applauded if they can be accounted for and prudently spent.
“Consequently, the Kefas loans (as they are now so called) have been adjudged to be the most vibrant, translucent and laudable in the dispensation of loans, not just because they went through the right process but also because they are clear and concise in their purpose.
“Dr Kefas is focused on delivering on all his campaign promises. Besides, it is only an enemy of Taraba state that can question that determination and singleness of purposes so obviously already demonstrated” the statement read in parts.
Daily Sun reports that the state House EOF Assembly recently gave the nod for the state government to obtain a loan facility of over Two hundred Billion Naira only from a consotium of Four commercial Banks for strategic development of key areas in the state.
