Section 20: Government guarantee, etc

(1) The Federal Government may, subject to the provisions of this section, guarantee external loans.
(2)
A guarantee agreement for external loans shall be executed on behalf of the Federal Government by the Minister or any other person designated by him in writing.
(3) The Minister shall not guarantee an external loan unless the terms and conditions of the loan are in accordance with the standard terms and conditions approved by the National Assembly pursuant to section 24 of this Act.
(4)
Where any money is due to be paid by the Federal or a State Government in satisfaction of any obligation arising from a borrowing or a guarantee by the Minister, that money shall be deemed to be a charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation or the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the State, as the case may be.