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We can’t pay workers’ salaries, Benue govt. declares

BENUE State governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, has disclosed that he is unable to pay salaries of workers for about four months now because of the harsh economic situation that has taken its toll on the finances of the government. He also said the state suspended the conduct of local government elections and appointed caretaker committees because of lack of fund. Ortom spoke while fielding questions from State House correspondents shortly after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa on Monday. He revealed that since August 2015, allocation from the Federal Government to the state had been on the average of N4 billion while the wage bill for a month is N7.8 billion. He said: “We will conduct elections as soon as we have the resources. The point is: we were given a bill of N1 billion to conduct elections when I cannot pay salaries. “I’m down by four months. My wage bill for a month is N7.8 billion. Since August of last year, we have been receiving an