According to Ambode, although the foreign component of the state’s debts hovers around $1.43 billion, his administration never added to it but was committed to servicing what it inherited from the previous administrations, which has been compounded by unstable exchange rates.
In addition, the state’s total domestic debt stock was N530.24 billion as at the same period of 2018. “That has immense pressure on the internally generated revenue. And when you have this pressure on the IGR that you are using to service these facilities without complaining, it means that you have been financially prudent to be able to use the remaining resources to do what you have outside there in terms of infrastructure development,” said Ambode.
Speaking on his drive in governance, Ambode said aside from passion to improve the lot of the people, his administration leveraged on the Lagos Development Plan 2012-2023 and took specific steps to improve the IGR to enable it deliver on the development plan.
vanguardngr Akin, God will never leave you at cele bus stop 11pm....Now i know why i need make an accountant my first employee and not a marketer...