Monrovia – A financing loan agreement between the government of Liberia and Eton Finance PTE Ltd in the tone of US$536.4 million will spend the maximum of seven days before ratification by the legislature. Report by Henry Karmo, [email protected]According to our Legislative senior reporter, this is a practice that is very unusual in Legislative politics as it relates to ratification of such amount. On Thursday, May 10, the Senate voted instructing its committees on Judiciary, Lands, Mines, Energy and Natural Resources and Ways, Means and Finance to jointly investigate the loan document and come up with suggestion for the instrument to be passed. Other roads to benefit from the loan include; the Medina to Robertsport Road and the Tubmanburg to Bopolu Road. Also to be constructed are ‘rest stops’ and ‘roadside service areas.’The loan will also include the construction of a vocational training center in Greenville, Sinoe County; construction of a mini soccer stadium in Harper, Maryland County; Barclaville, Grand Kru County; Greenville, Sinoe County, Cestos City, Rivercesss County; Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount Count and Bopolu County.

Source: Front Page Africa May 11, 2018 01:33 UTC