Till The Stroke Of Midnight On May 28, We Will Continue To Work And Borrow - Babatunde Fashola

Babatunde Fashola 

The outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has been defended by the minister of works and housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, against those who have criticized the government for being active just days before the inauguration. He emphasized that loans will still be requested and contracts will still be awarded up until the very last minute.

On May 25, 2023, while a gathering in Akure, Ondo State, Fashola made this statement. He said the government must function right up to the end of its term.

"Some people are still saying why are they borrowing few days to their expiration, its because we don't have enough money and people want infrastructure.

"Some people are saying that why are we still awarding contracts few days to go, but they have forgotten that the tenure of this present administration ends at the midnight of 28th May. 2023 and when it is 12 midnight, Bola Tinubu takes over the government and that is why we are still working.

"They forget that you the people of Nigeria through your representatives have passed a budget for us to implement.

"If you don't want borrowing that means government will increase your taxes because that is another way to pay the deficits and that is how it is done in any party of the world," he said.