Plateau House of Assembly has approved the request by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to acquire a loan of N15 billion to settle backlog of salary arrears of the state civil servants, which amounted to N11 billion.
The Speaker, Moses Sule, who read Mutfwang request during plenary, said that part of the loan would also be used to acquire agricultural inputs for farmers in the state.
The approval was granted during the first plenary session of the 10th Plateau House of Assembly since its inauguration on June 13.
Sule also read another communication from the governor, seeking to rejig the 2023 budget to reflect the current realities on ground.