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Tinubu Govt Inherited N87.38tn Debt, Not 21tn – DMO

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The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said President Tinubu inherited a total of N87.38 trillion debt upon assumption of office on May 29, 2023.

According to the debt office, the clarification became necessary in view of the recent media reports claiming that President Tinubu inherited N21 trillion in public debt which rose to N142 trillion.

The DMO, in a statement obtained by ArmadaNews, said that the actual total public debt as of June 30, 2023, after Tinubu took office stood at N87.38 trillion.

It said the figure included the external and domestic debt of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), the 36 states, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“As a matter of fact, the Total Public Debt Stock as at June 30, 2023, which was the first published debt data after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office (on May 29, 2023); was N87.38 trillion, and not N21 trillion as reported in the media. Furthermore, it should be noted that the Total Public Debt published by the DMO comprises the External and Domestic Debt, not only of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), but also of the thirty-six (36) States and the Federal Capital Territory,” the debt office said.

The DMO stressed the need to always rely on verified data from official publications to avoid the spread of misinformation, particularly on critical issues such as public debt.

“The Debt Management Office (DMO) wishes to notify the general public that the news headline circulating in the media titled, ‘How Nigeria’s Debt Rose from N21 trillion to N142 trillion under Tinubu’ is inaccurate”, the statement added.

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