We have a staggering debt level, and government must ensure our expenditure levels are kept within our means,

We have a huge debt, and until we stop adding to debt, we haven't turned the corner, and we haven't seen the light at the end of the tunnel,

So, we have a significant problem that other provinces in the country are not facing.

This one-time money allows us to (balance the budget) this year, but we still have a lot of work to do,

It's no secret that oil prices have hit record levels these past months, ... In fact, they have reached levels which few . . . analysts projected just six months ago.

With the recent BB-Rating of Nigeria by Fitch, the tremendous achievements made by the government in debt relief, a relentless domestic war on corruption and well over $30 billion in foreign reserves, I believe Nigeria has demonstrated enough seriousness with reforms to be taken very seriously by the international community.