“Governor Umaru Bago approved a standing order of monthly payment of N30 million to NECO to offset the debt.”
The Jigawa government has declared Thursday a public holiday to mark the Eid-el-Maulud.
“And I’m also happy to note that in Ondo State, NLC has not in any way officially communicated to us that they are on strike,” the HoS said.
Governor Alex Otti said he would review promotions of civil servants from 2007 to date.
The governor also said he met an empty treasury, adding that 90 per cent of government offices, including the Government House, were in shambles.
The governor said his administration inherited N1.1 billion from the state coffers, adding that “we are going to start in a difficult way.”
The new SSG, Awwal Tukur, was once a member of the House of Representatives.
President Muhammadu Buhari named Mr Okolieaboh to the position in June 2022 following the dismissal of Ahmed Idris, the former accountant-general, over graft charges.
The governor said since the inception of his administration, he had released N1.528 billion bond certificates to state and local government retirees.
Mr Tinubu of the APC and Mr Abubakar of the PDP both facing heavy criticism over the source of their questionable stupendous wealth.
