He said; “Opposition said we borrowed N148bn, and we debunked it. We will borrow when the need arises, but for now, we are managing. I have been consistent with the cost of governance and managing. Borrowing money is not bad, but what you do with the money you borrowed.”
The Labour Party Governor added; “Where the money for projects I am doing in the state is coming from is my secret. We have been able to manage and cut costs. We are doing financial engineering”
He stated further; “We had promised last year to pay off the pension arrears but are saddled with a difficult verification exercise that ended a few weeks ago. All pensions have been paid as of last Thursday. All the arrears have been taken away. These pensioners who would have been begging for money are now feeding by themselves.”
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