The federal government has released the withheld local government allocations to the sole administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas.
This was confirmed by Ibas on Friday during a meting with Heads of Local Government Administrations in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
He also assured that necessary steps have been put in motion to ensure the prompt payment of workers’ salaries.
The sole administrator lamented that the prevailing economic hardship in the Niger Delta and the suffering of its people is unacceptable despite the region’s wealth of natural resources.
“This is unacceptable,” he stated.
“I feel the pain of the workers,” he added, while assuring that his administration would ensure that salaries are paid without delay.
Ibas during the meeting, directed all local government areas to submit their wage bills, supported by relevant documentation, through the office of the Head of Service.
He urged the local government administrators to…
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