Nigeria: We've Raised Fiscal Stimulus for Infrastructure - Buhari

Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration's resolve to tackle infrastructure deficits in the country.The President, who stated that his government had improved fiscal stimulus targeted at infrastructure from 15 to 30 per cent, also lamented the attitude of some stakeholders, particularly heavy-duty vehicle users, towards the use of highways across the federation, saying indiscriminate parking along the roads by articulated vehicles was worrisome as it poses great risk to other road users.

Buhari, represented by the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustafa, who spoke during a one-day public enlightenment on the development in the road sector organised by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing in Abuja, emphasised the need for strict adherence to regulations on the use of federal highways in the country.

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