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Saturday, September 22, 2018

*Benue gets N14.9bn final Paris Club refund*

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has confirmed the receipt of N14.9 billion, being the last tranche of the Paris Club refunds from the federal government to the state.

Terver Akase, the governor’s chief press secretary, stated this in a statement in Makurdi.
Akase said 80 per cent of the funds would be committed to payment of salaries, pensions and gratuities. According to him, Mr. Ortom has set up a committee headed by the deputy governor, Benson Abounu, to work out modalities for immediate disbursement of the funds.
He added that Ortom had also made public the other refunds from the club that were received by the state.
“It will be recalled that the Governor similarly made public the receipt and disbursement of the N12.7 billion first tranche and N6.4 billion second tranche of the Paris Club refunds respectively,” he said. Workers in the state are being owed between six and 12 months salaries.

[C] NAN 

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