DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (ESTABLISHMENT, ETC.) ACT.

Section 22: Government Guarantee etc.

2003Section 22 of 34Federal Republic of Nigeria

(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 shall have been laid before the National Assembly and approved by its resolution.
(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.

Cite this section

Section 22, DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (ESTABLISHMENT, ETC.) ACT. (2003).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/debt-management-office-establishment-etc-act/section/22/