BREAKING: Okorocha Confirms Receipt of N12.6bn Paris Club Refund

                                                        

The Executive Governor of Imo State, Nigeria, Chief Rochas Okorocha has confirmed the receipt of the third and final tranche of the Paris Club refund, amounting 12.6 billion naira, from the Federal Government (FG).

The governor who disclosed this on Friday, 26th October 2018 while swearing in some newly appointed commissioners in the Eastern Heartland at the Government House, Owerri, stated that the fund would be used to clear arrears of salaries and pensions, though

Governor Okorocha who refused to comment on the pensioners' backlog of gratuities said "9 billion naira will be utilized on the workers' two months salaries while 5 billion naira will be used for pensions".

It would be recalled that in December 2017, the state received about N7.8bn from the FG in respect of the Paris Club refund. 

The governor who is currently aspiring for a senatorial slot under the auspices of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) towards representing the famous Imo West Senatorial District come 2019, equally disclosed that his administration was determined to complete all ongoing projects across the state as he enjoined the new appointees to double up actions with a view to ensuring that the Rescue Mission motives were duly actualized.


Rostrum further gathered that, according to the governor, his aim of aspiring to be at the Red Chamber of the National Assembly (NASS) at the expiration of his tenure in 2019 was to ensure that the bag eggs were not given any chance to devour the state of her economic prowess.