While addressing participants, yesterday, the governor said the engagement was also to dispel rumours and misconceptions over the project, which has generated needless controversy.
He said the government made several efforts to rebuild the market by advertising and engaging many investors within and outside the country, who insisted on a bank guarantee from the government, as well as absolute control of the market until they recover their investment. “Thereafter, a 60:40 sharing formula between the government and the bank will be used, for the bank to recover its expenses. The bank will have no business in running the market and will not own any shop.