Delta’s debt is N207bn, says finance commissioner

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The Delta State Government has disclosed that its debt profile is now N207bn, adding that the state debt is not a secret.

The state Commissioner for Finance, Mr Fidelis Tileje, stated this on Wednesday in Asaba while giving a breakdown of the 2021 budget.

He said, “The state cannot borrow more than 40 per cent of its debt profile. The current debt profile of the state stands at N207bn, while it debt’s ratio is 8.03 per cent.” Giving further breakdown, the Commissioner of Economic Planning, Mr Barry Gbe, said the 2021 appropriation budget passed by the House of Assembly was increased by N5.5bn, adding that this was necessitated by the need to increase the budgetary provision for ongoing projects and other key capital budget needs not adequately provided for as presented to the Assembly.All rights reserved.

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You people want to Borrow NIGERIA as a whole into Extinction, abi IAOkowa ? No JOB, No Light, No Good Roads, HealthCare System plus Education, ZERO! OSE Olemievwa, We can't continue like this ooooooooooo?

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Delta people who una dea owe?

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Nigerian public office leaders have award in borrowing meaninglessly

207bn debt? Hw? Nor mata, we will wait till ur tenure is over. For nw, we r still enjoying Chief James Ibori legacy...coz aft Ibori, there has been nothing new.

With all the money coming from delta!! Mxew

With all the oil coming from that state. It's sad! 😭

What are they using the state allocation money for, that they owning such outrageous amounts of money. Things are not getting better at all.

Aside insecurity in the North, Delta State is one of the worst govern state in Nigeria. Greedy leaders.

Make Una help me ask am wetin him do with N207bn because I no see anything wey him do. Road master my yansh

Where are the infrastructural developments that justify such humongous debt profile, I beg una?

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