Follow CAP on Social Media

Listen to the CAP Podcast

Why Does Nigerian Representative Ben Rollands Igbakpa Want to Review Almost 20 Years of Loans From China?

by Eric Olander
Nigerian Representative Ben Rollands Igbakpa introducing a motion on May 13 that the Federal Government review all loans from China dating back to 2000.

Earlier this month, on May 13, Nigerian representative Ben Rollands Igbakpa introduced a motion that was passed by the House calling for an investigation into all of the country’s loans from China dating back to 2000.

Representative Igbakpa claimed that, because the legislature had not been involved nor had the chance to review billions of dollars of Chinese loans, it’s appropriate to employ the force majeure clause in the contracts to terminate them if irregularities are discovered.

  • Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis.
  • Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations.
  • Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South.

China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening.

Subscribe today for unlimited access.

OR

Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More

You Might Like

You Can Actually See Chinese Soft Power Draining Away in Nigeria

China’s apparent unwillingness to engage Nigerian civil society in a discussion over the ongoing loan controversy is eroding what’s left of Beijing’s credibility in the media, politics and among the country’s enormous young, online population ...

It’s Difficult to Overstate Just How Much the “Debt Trap” Accusation Irks Chinese Officials

Wu Peng, China’s top diplomat for sub-Saharan Africa, on Wednesday posted a tweet that featured a week-old video of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari defending his decision to borrow from China. Wu ...

An Exchange Between British Lawmakers Highlights How Bad Information About China Makes Its Way Into the Foreign Policymaking Process

A virtual meeting of the House of Lords International Relations and Defense Committee in London on Wednesday revealed the extent to which faulty information about China’s engagement in Africa has become embedded in the UK’s ...

What is The China-Africa Project?

Independent

The CAP is passionately independent, non-partisan and does not advocate for any country, company or culture.

News

A carefully curated selection of the day’s most important China-Africa stories. Updated 24 hours a day by human editors. No bots, no algorithms.

Analysis

Diverse, often unconventional insights from scholars, analysts, journalist and a variety of stakeholders in the China-Africa discourse.

Networking

A unique professional network of China-Africa scholars, analysts, journalists and other practioners from around the world.

Subscribe