– Nigerian government has released N100bn sukuk bond proceeds
– The bond according to the minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun, would be used to finance 25 road projects across the country
– Adeosun assured that the over-subscription of the bond to the tune of N105.87bn was a sign of confidence in the Nigerian economy and the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari
The federal government has released the proceeds of the N100bn sukuk bond for the financing of 25 road projects being handled by the federal ministry of power, works and housing across the country.
ZENITHBLOG.com gathered that the minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun, handed over the N100bn proceeds cheque to the minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, in Abuja on Thursday, October 5.
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The federal government had issued the sovereign sukuk of N100bn in September. The bond which was successfully completed last week has a tenure of seven years.
Minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola with minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun during the presentation of N100bn sukuk bond proceeds in Abuja. Photo credit: Facebook, Kemi Adeosun
Adeosun said the oversubscription of the bond to the tune of N105.87bn was a sign of confidence in the Nigerian economy and the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
She added that the sukuk proceeds would unlock the potential of Nigeria.
The minister said: “This is the first sukuk bond issuance for Nigeria. It is about financial inclusion and deepening of our financial markets.
“The proceeds will be used to support government capital spending for 2017 – the construction and rehabilitation of 25 key economic roads across the six geo-political zones of the country.
“The roads will ease commuting, spur economic activities across the country and further close our infrastructural gap.”
Each of the geopolitical zones of the country is expected to receive the sum of N16.67bn for road projects in the respective zones.
The north central and southsouth zones accounted for five each of the 25 key economic road projects, while the North East, North West and South East have four road projects each.
Three projects are to receive funding from the Sovereign Sukuk proceeds in the Southwest zone.
Minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola with minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun during the presentation of N100bn sukuk bond proceeds in Abuja. Photo credit: Facebook, Kemi Adeosun
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Fashola commended the finance minister, the Director-General of Debt Management Office, Ms. Patience Oniha and the financial advisers for the bond issuance for their painstaking efforts in realising the milestone.
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He assured the ministry’s contractors that the Federal Government was committed to the funding of its infrastructural projects across the country.
The representative of the contractors, Mousa Nahkia, expressed the contractors’ gratitude to Buhari, Adeosun and Fashola for making the money a reality.
Meanwhile, ZENITHBLOG.com had previously reported that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Aishah Ahmad as the new deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), subject to confirmation by the Senate.
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