The Debt Management Office (DMO) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on Saturday, October 17 2009, launched the FGN Bond at the Royal Garden Hotel, London with the theme Good Investor, Good Citizen. The goal was to encourage private Nigerian Citizens, and Corporate entities (the Nigerian Diaspora in the UK), to invest in FGN Bond as a way for the government to build needed capital to finance critical long-term infrastructure projects in Nigeria. This effort is in line with the goals of Private Finance Initiative (PFI), and the objectives of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contained in the 7-Point Agenda. The launch of FGN Bond in London resulted from the many compelling and persuasive proposals written and successfully presented to Nigerias public and private sector leaders by UK-based Business Services Consortium Ltd; (Chidi Okemadu MD), who is a Public Policy Consultant/Advocate, and a Former Vice President with the defunct Citisolutions Financial UK Ltd, a division of Citigroup. Bond is a long-term debt instrument offered to the potential investor by public sector entities with promise of a return at specified percentages of yields upon maturity. Such financial or monetary instruments are similar in nature to stock certificates issued by the private sector, except that it is guaranteed against default by the full faith and credit of the government. Bonds are therefore safer and more conservative forms of investment than stocks. There are many precedents or …
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