Senate Gives FG One Week to Explain Unpaid Contractors’ Debts

• Sets up six-member committee to engage Finance Ministry

•Seeks details of govt’s plan to clear outstanding obligations nationwide

Sunday Aborisade in Abuja

The Senate yesterday intensified efforts to address the lingering issue of unpaid debts owed to contractors by the federal government, setting up a six-member committee to engage the Ministry of Finance and obtain details of plans to settle outstanding obligations.