 President Muhammadan Buhari has written to the Nigerian Senate seeking approval of the reimbursement of 9.7 billion Naira to Plattu and Benu states as funds expended on federal roads which fell within the period before the federal government put a stop to such interventions. President Buhari's letter was read by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan Plenary. According to the letter, the refund would be carried out in the form of a promissory note payable to Plattu and Benu states government for the rehabilitation of federal highways in the country. The amount will be gotten through the issuance of promissory notes in respect of federal projects executed by the state government. Dear the Senate President, request for resolutions of the National Assembly for the reimbursement of the sum of 6,601,769,470 Naira 99 Kobo to Plattu state government and the sum of 3,084,769,393 Naira 63 Kobo to Buenos Aires government through the issuance of promissory notes in respect of federal road projects executed by the states. The Senate may wish to be informed that the Federal Reserve Council fell at its meeting of 1st February 2023, approved the reimbursement of the sum of 6,601,769,470 Naira 99 Kobo to Plattu state government and the sum of 3,000,000 at 4,769,393 Naira 63 Kobo to Buenos Aires government through the issuance of promissory notes in respect of federal road projects executed by the states. The extract from the conclusion of the meeting of FEC reference EC 32235 is attached as appendix. The Senate may wish to note that approval by FEC was subsequent to the recommendation of an interministerial committee which reviewed the request for reimbursement by the state governments.