Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Monday said the federal government owes the state about N7billion, being the
amount spent by the state government to fix federal roads in the state.
The governor disclosed this when he received the
Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, and officials
of her ministry in the Governor's office in Alagbaka in Akure, the state
capital.
Saraki was in the state for verification of the
number of federal government road projects fixed by the state for possible
reimbursement.
Akeredolu expressed optimism that by the time the
federal government officials completes their verification and carries out its
deductions, the state should be able to receive over N5billion from the federal
government.
He noted that such repayment would go a long way in
assisting the state on projects execution and payment of salary arrears.
The governor said: "The claim is in the area of
about N7billion. I am sure that by the time they look at it, do all their
verifications-if there are going to be deductions-we should be able to have
over N5billion coming to the state.
"This money was spent on road projects have
been completed over the years, so they are verifiable.
"We believe that this will go a long way in
assisting us on projects and payment of salary arrears."
Akeredolu, however, sought the support of the
Minister of State for Transport on the actualisation of Ondo Port.
The governor averred that the project is very
crucial to his administration, noting that it is a way of building the state
for the future.
He said the idea is to decongest Lagos State and open
up the riverine area in Ondo State for economic activities.
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