The state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Rabiu Garba, told journalists in Gusau on Tuesday that, although, there was a Federal Government ban on mining activities in the country, “the state government was able to purchase the commodity from licensed miners.
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According to a statement of clarification of the misconceptions, made available to newsmen in Osogbo, by the Osun DMO through its Director-General, Tunde Adejumo, the write-up by the former commissioner does not in anyway show the true financial status of the state.
The State Commissioner for Finance, Suleiman Kwari, disclosed this to newsmen Friday in Kaduna, while reacting to the Senate’s rejection on its loan request.
The resolution followed a motion moved under Matters of Urgent Public Importance, by Lanre Ogunyemi the Chairman, House Committee on Education.
Tunde Ogunniyi, the Chairman of the group, told the crowd that the protest became necessary as some of the pensioners had died due to the non-payment