Verification Team Rekindles Hope of Refund for Rivers on Federal Projects

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The federal government has raised the hope of Rivers State to get a refund of the money spent by the state to execute federal projects with the visit of the verification team.



The Federal Projects Verification Team led by the Minister of State for Education,  Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, on Monday arrived in the state and met with state Governor, Nyesom Wike, at the Government House in Port Harcourt.


Addressing the governor, Nwajiuba said the team was in the state in respect of the federal projects verification exercise approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).



He said the team would assess and verify projects that the Rivers State Government completed on behalf of the federal government and report back to the FEC.



Nwajiuba noted that the FEC raised the committee following official demands by the state government on federal projects executed by the state.



The minister said the verification team would work with the state government to verify the claims.


In his address at the courtesy visit, Wike said he is hopeful that the federal government would refund the state resources used in executing federal projects in the state.



He said his optimism stems from the fact that the FEC has sent a verification team to the state in respect of federal projects.


Wike said: "I thank the federal government for at least coming to verify our claims. We submitted our claims; however, some other states have been paid. But we are still hopeful.

 

"We have been submitting several documents on the issue of projects that were executed by the Rivers State Government for the federal government.  We believe that by this verification visit, we will get paid."



The governor said most of the federal projects in question were executed by Dr. Peter Odili and the immediate-past administration of Chibuike Amaechi.



He said if the state gets the said funds, they would be channelled towards other developmental projects in the state.

Wike said the country must move together in unity because certain issues transcend politics.

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