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Wike Vows To Deal With Banks In Rivers
- Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to deal with banks in the state.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to stop transacting government business with any financial institution that will frustrate or delay the delivery time of any development projects of his administration in the state.
A statement by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Kevin Ebiri, quoted Wike to have made the comment in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Saturday.
EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Wike was reacting to complaints that some banks that received money and handle various payment schedules for his administration often fail to release agreed contract sum to contractors.
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Governor Wike added that the Rivers State Government would not hesitate to terminate any contract it had with such financial banks.
He said, “Part of the problems we have is the banks. When you give contractors money, the banks will make sure that they delay the release of the money.
“The next time any of our contractors complain about their funds not being released to them, that will be the day we will terminate any relationship we have with them.
“No bank will hold us to ransom. We cannot continue to work like this. Nobody will frustrate our work.
“Any contractor that is being frustrated by them, do not hesitate to let us know.
“We cannot allow them to frustrate our work,” Wike stated.
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