Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the federal government should explore other ways of financing its projects in order to reduce borrowing.
The senate president said the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have the potential to contribute more to the federation account.
“Mr President, we understand that due to paucity of revenue, the federal government has to resort to raising funds from foreign and domestic sources to provide infrastructure across the country,” he said.
That is why the national assembly approved the requests for borrowing. The commitment of the federal government in providing infrastructure across the country means that the funds must be raised one way or the other.
“Government should also explore other sources of funding for its projects in order to reduce borrowing.”
Lawan said the recent efforts by the national assembly in collaboration with the executive to ensure revenue is gotten from the revenue-generating agencies is a step in the right direction.