Abia State Won't Be Paid for Federal Road Repairs Under New Policy, Governor Otti States
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has reiterated that the state will not be compensated for repairing federal roads, citing a new federal government policy that allows states to toll such roads for reimbursement instead of direct payment.
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Abia won’t get paid for fixing federal roads – Otti
Speaking at his monthly media briefing on Friday night, Mr Otti said the new federal government’s policy was that states could toll such roads, “if they want their money back”. The post Abia won’t get paid for fixing federal roads – Otti appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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“Before we jump on any federal road, we have long engagements with the federal government and those roads must be ceded to us in writing,” he said. The post Abia won’t get paid for fixing federal roads, says Otti appeared first on Vanguard News.
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