Tinubu Wan Borrow Extra $347 Million for Coastal Road and Telecom Towers – Nigerians React

Wetin dey sup again? President Bola Ahmed Tinubu don yan say Nigeria still need borrow extra $347 million dollars join the one wey dem don already approve before. Na for wetin? To add more flesh to the famous Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and also put up better network for villages wey no dey see signal.

During plenary for House of Reps on Wednesday, Honourable Tajudeen Abbas, the Oga Speaker, read the president Tinubu letter loud and clear. The letter talk say $47 million out of the loan go complete the money wey go finish that our beloved “Sea-side Expressway” – you know, the one wey dey snake from Lagos reach Calabar. The total money wey dem go need now don waka from $700 million reach $747 million — na inflation or na extension, nobody sabi.

Dem say the original borrowing plan wey dem submit before get small amnesia — e forget to add this balance wey export credit agencies now wan help settle. But Nigerians dey ask: shey na by force to borrow every time like say we dey do loan promo?

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As if say na movie series, the second season of the loan matter na for better network connection. Oga Tinubu talk say the balance $300 million go enter one correct telecom project wey go ginger installation of over 7,000 telecom towers across Nigeria.

The project name na “Nigerian Universal Communications Access Project” — long name, big ambition. E go make sure say all those remote areas wey network dey play hide and seek go finally get better 4G vibes, even if na for inside bush. But Nigerians dey ask: why dem forget to include am for the first plan? Abi na “network” cause am too?

This kind “oversight” just dey raise plenty eyebrow. Some people don dey suggest say make we borrow spreadsheet join the loan — so we no go dey forget things anyhow.

Tinubu: Borrowing No Be Bad, But Shey We Fit Pay Back?”

Now, everybody dey talk — from mama Nkechi for Oshodi to Mallam Idris for Kano. Some dey wonder why Nigeria always dey quick borrow money like say we get sugar daddy for IMF. While some Nigerians understand say infrastructure dey important, dem still dey fear say all this debt fit turn wahala for the next generation.

Economy don already dey stretch like akara rubber. Fuel price don high, food price don dey do gymnastics, and now another loan don enter chat. Who go pay all these money back? Our children or our grandchildren?

Gbas gbos full everywhere, but as usual, Nigerians dey pray say make the road sweet, the towers strong and the future bright — even if na debt dey light the way.