The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, will chaired the Nigerian Governors’ Forum NGF in the bid to strategize on how to access the $750m World Bank grant.
The governor disclosed this to newsmen on arrival at the State’s Airport in Benin from Abuja.
Obaseki noted that he had attended series of meetings in Abuja adding that, the grant has been approved and disbursement would soon be commenced.
He further revealed that the grant was given to the 36 states in Nigeria adding that, it would help strength good governance in all the states of the federation.
He also stressed that there were conditions attached to the accessing the grant in the next four years.
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Obaseki said “There is a World Bank Support for states and the Governors’ Forum asked me to chair a committee that will interact with relevant agencies; Ministry of Finance, the World Bank and the Auditor-General’s Office, to see how we can ensure that the facility is well utilised.
“The grant has been approved; we are at the disbursement stage. But there are conditions that must be met before the money can be assessed by the states in the next four years. We are very hopeful that by the end of the year, we will be clear as to when the disbursement will occur.”
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