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GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that the state has recovered more than N1 billion in its ongoing staff verification. Speaking at the first Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce Business Luncheon in Port Harcourt on Thursday, April 28, Wike said the recovery was achieved through the thoroughness of the verification.
The governor described the recovery as a good omen for the state, especially in the face of dwindling revenues. He said that the government had also reduced its overhead expenditure to about 40 per cent as a way of adapting to the prevailing economic reality.
Wike further said that efforts were being made to enable the government to generate enough funds to address infrastructural challenges. “We are working to generate internal funds so that we can effectively tackle infrastructural challenges in the areas of roads, hospitals and schools. Such move is in keeping with our promises of ensuring adequate social services and good governance for the people of the state,” he said.
— May 9, 2016 @ 01:00 GMT
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