By Amos Aar
THE BENUE State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has said the process to unfreeze the state government’s bank accounts is on as he recently instructed the state’ Ministry of finance to put modalities in place to remove all restrictions placed on state accounts during his inauguration into office on May 29, 2023.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, on Friday following Benue State House of Assembly’s resolution calling on him on Thursday to unfreeze the locked accounts for smooth running of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Governor Alia, who did not give any specific time frame for the unfreezing of the accounts, assured however that the process is ongoing and will be completed as soon as possible.
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“It will be recalled that Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, after taking the oath of office, ordered temporary restrictions on all government accounts. The decision was necessitated by the genuine aim to protect government assets and to instill much needed accountability in public expenditure. This singular move saved the state a lot of money, freeing up much-needed resources for use in the interest of Benue people”, Kula explained.
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According to him, the committee which is headed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) with the Head of Service and several heads of MDAs as members has since held its inaugural meeting and will be collaborating with organised labour.
He stated that “the Government of Benue State is conscious of the economic challenges the nation is experiencing and will do its best to provide its citizens succour in the prevailing circumstances”.
