Gov. Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers has said that the monthly revenue of the state government has dropped from N18 billion to N13 billion in spite of an increase in expenditure.<\/p>\n
The governor made the statement in Port Harcourt on Saturday at the Federated Correspondent Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Forum.<\/p>\n
Amaechi said the state would employ 13,000 teachers which would further increase the state’s monthly wage bill.<\/p>\n
He said the government would soon embark on intensive revenue drive by going from house to house to collect taxes from the people.<\/p>\n
Amaechi said government would be better off if it could receive the N18 billion monthly and urged the residents to pay for services rendered them.<\/p>\n
The governor warned that tax defaulters would be arrested and urged the people to pay for what they enjoyed.<\/p>\n
Amaechi said government had built and equipped 180 health centres across the state and constructed many roads and schools.<\/p>\n
“People are not fair in the assessment of this administration,” he said, adding that “only God can solve all human problems. \u201c.<\/p>\n
Amaechi said that the first two phases of the Monorail project would be completed in 2014 and when completed it would transport 40,000 passengers daily.<\/p>\n
The governor promised that he would continue to demolish the waterfronts in Port Harcourt and environs as they had become the hideouts of criminals.<\/p>\n
He said the inhabitants invited the government to demolish Abuloma waterfront as the criminals had been threatening their wives and children with guns.<\/p>\n
He said before the demolition, government had paid compensation to the inhabitants and decried the criticism of Amnesty International for demolishing the property of the people without compensation. (NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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