Afrigather The Debt Administration Workplace (DMO) has clarified that it doesn’t have any approval but to situation contemporary Eurobonds as recent reports recommend.
The debt workplace additionally refuted claims that the federal authorities has appointed transaction advisers to deal with the issuance course of.
It was reacting to stories titled, “Wale Edun’s Chapel Hill lands profitable contract to safe $1 billion Eurobond for Tinubu’s authorities”
In a press release Friday evening, the DMO clarified “that latest information stories suggesting the appointment of Transaction Advisers for a possible Eurobond issuance are inaccurate.”
It added that, “The appointment of Transaction Advisers by the DMO is completed in accordance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and is topic to the approval of the Federal Government Council (FEC).
“Additionally, the Issuance of Eurobonds by the Federal Authorities of Nigeria within the Worldwide Capital Market is topic to the approval of the FEC and receipt of the Decision of the Nationwide Meeting (NASS) in accordance with the provisions of the Fiscal Duties Act, 2007 and Debt Administration Workplace (Institution, And so forth.) Act, 2003.”
“Presently, the DMO has not obtained the requisite approvals from the FEC and Decision of the NASS for any Eurobond Issuance,” it additional acknowledged.
The debt workplace urged the general public to depend on official statements from it for correct updates on Nigeria’s debt administration actions.
