尼日利亚总统博拉·廷布要求立法者批准一项220亿美元的借款计划，以资助如果他在1月的选举中获得连任后将开展的基础设施项目。该请求是在总统及其主要对手在尼日利亚主要城市加大竞选力度之际提出的。
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu asked lawmakers to approve a $22 billion borrowing plan to fund infrastructure projects to be undertaken if he secures a second term in January’s election. The request came as the president and his chief rivals stepped up campaigning in major Nigerian cities.
廷布自2023年上任以来一直支持雄心勃勃的基础设施项目，包括一条连接拉各斯与东部商业城市的750公里沿海高速公路。但这项耗资110亿美元、正在施工的项目，在政府提出将其改道至现有道路的计划后，陷入了争议。
Tinubu has backed ambitious infrastructure projects since taking office in 2023, including a 750km coastal highway to connect Lagos to eastern commercial cities. But the $11 billion project, which is under construction, has been beset by controversy after the government floated a plan to divert it into an existing road.
以往政府在大型项目上一直存在问责不力的问题，总统的批评者称，这一问题在廷布执政下依然存在。
Previous administrations have been plagued by poor accountability on large-ticket projects, a problem the president’s critics say remains the case under Tinubu.
