WE'LL APPLY OUR IGR FOR POSITIVE CHANGE - GOV. FUBARA

...Promises to remain upright no matter the challenges

...Says his administration improved IGR from N12 billion to N27billion, executes project without borrowing

...Commends Reps members for acknowledging his work, peace in Rivers

...Says RS civil servants were stagnated for 11 years without promotion

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has assured that his administration will apply funds from the state's internally generated revenue on areas that will bring positive changes to the people.

He specifically emphasised the priority areas to include education, healthcare and agriculture adding that the effort will not preclude road infrastructure.

Governor Fubara made this known when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, led by its chairman, Hon. Bamidele Salam was on a courtesy visit to Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday.

The governor noted that deploying the resources for the well-being of the people is what is more important to his government so as to reduce hardship and other societal ills which include cultism.

"No matter the challenges we are facing today, our eyes will still be on the ball. We will not lose focus. We have promised our people that our government will be a government of the people. We care for the people as they are the most important thing to us."

Sir Fubara revealed that his government inherited the challenges of non-promotion of the state's civil servants for 11 years with a workforce of about 52,000 and a wage bill of over N5.3 billion, stressing that on assumption he promoted the workforce and the wage bill increased to over N8billion.

He emphasised that with the increase his administration had to also rejig the internally generated revenue mechanism and that led to an improvement from previous of between N12billion and N13billion to between N26billion and N27billion.

"What we were paying before I came in was an average of N5.3billion, let us even say 25% of it across board, it can't be anything less than N8billion. That is what we started paying."

"So, we have to think outside the box, and rejigged our internally generated revenue and I can tell you today that all the projects we are doing, we are not borrowing."

"We are very transparent, we are not hiding anything. That is why I can boldly say it. The least we get this period is between N26billion and N27billion. The highest they were doing before was between the N12billion and N13billion."

Governor Fubara restated his commitment to continue to be upright as the virtue that even led to his emergence as the governor, and further assured that his government will be prudent in the management of the state's resources for the development of the state.

"I can boldly say without fear, nobody can take it away from me. And if there is anything that made me win this position in the heart of even those that are fighting me, it is because I was upright."

"So, if I were upright at that time and helped me to be where I am through God, although, they say it is them, but nothing happens without God."

"Therefore, if I could be upright then, why won't I be more upright now? I assure you that that aspect of my life, no matter the challenges, I will not throw it to the dustbin."

He appreciated the Committee for the honour of choosing Rivers State for the retreat as it significantly shows that Rivers State is peaceful and that the government is working.

Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Bamidele Salam commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara for being conscious in his determination to serve the people and not being distracted by challenges.

He said the peaceful nature of the state and the governor being a driver of good governance made the Committee choose the state for the retreat to serve as a template to other states.

- Gist Report

Rivers state internal generated revenue have increased from N12b to N26b since Gov Sim Fubara assumed office..

How?

By increasing the amount each person pays?

By remitting all the taxes collected?

By taxing those who were previously not taxed?

Some body was chopping

immortalcrown:
How?

By increasing tax?

By remitting all the tax collected?

By taxing those who were previously not taxed?

By remitting more.

Fubara knows they're looking for ways to nail him.

One needs to be smart

Good move....use the funds wisely my governor nothing do u

Wke was looting

Nice. Source please

Papparassi:
Wke was looting

While Fubara was being used to loot.

Papparassi:
Rivers state internal generated revenue have increased from N12b to N26b since Gov Sim Fubara assumed office..

It has always been around that figure, Wike was pocketing around 14 billion monthly. What magic was done to have that increase, it may even be higher than that 😉

The highest "they" were doing before was bla bla bla.. Who was the commissioner of finance?. Bunch of dumbasses.

Since Peter Obi could not achieve this feat even with the presence of the commercially vibrant Onitsha and Nnewi under his jurisdiction, it is safe to say that Fubara is greater than Peter Obi.

It is because Fubara does not share it with Wike.
Ride on Sim, Wike must fall

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Gist report without any credible source or video by the Governor, how do we know this is not a lie. So governance don turn to gist now.

My friend provide a verifiable like to this story before any mod move it to frontpage.

Papparassi:


- Gist Report

Nebuchadnezzar was under declaring our revenue normally and donating the rest and funding anti party activities

WE OPERATE TRANSPARENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM - GOV. SIM FUBARA

.Says State IGR Nets from N13 billion to Over N26billion Revenue Monthly

.Funds Projects With IGR Savings

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has restated that his Administration operates a transparent accounting system in its deployment of scarce resources in providing essential services to the people.

Governor Fubara spoke when he played host to the leadership and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on a courtesy visit to Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday.

The Governor recalled that when he was appointed the Accountant General in 2020, the public accounting reporting position of the State changed for the best because he understood the numbers and how to clearly present the details.

He said that culture of prudence and transparency has been maintained as he assumed governorship of the State despite the challenges that had confronted his Administration.

Governor Fubara stated that in managing the finances, he has also increased the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the State, which are judiciously deployed to deliver on the core target areas of his Administration.

He said, "As an organised Government, when we came on board, we met a very big challenge. For 11 years, there was no promotion in this State Civil Service. So, imagine a Government that inherited about 52,000 civil servants, and you want to pay them for years that they had been denied their dues.

"What we were paying before I came in was an average of N5.3billion. Let us even do 25 percent of it: it can't be anything less than 8 point something billion that we are doing now. That was what we started paying.

"How much is our allocation? So, we needed to think outside the box. That was where we now did a rejig of our Internally Generated Revenue. And I can tell you today that all the projects we are doing, we don't borrow," he said.

Governor Fubara insisted: "We are very transparent. We are not hiding anything.
That is why I boldly would say it.
The least we do this period is 26billion - N27billion.
The highest they were doing before was N12billion - N13billion."

The Governor emphasised that everything will be done to apply the funds in areas that will bring positive change in improving education, healthcare and agriculture in the State.

"We will also do a few roads but the most important things are these three sectors.
That is the only way we can save ourselves from this present situation of hardship.
Save ourselves from the issues of societal ill: you call it cultism and others.

"Education is the only instrument we can use to fight social vices. And we need quality healthcare.
You need to be alive to even drive a good car on the roads. You can imagine how much we spend on medical tourism.

"Then, agriculture: we have to ensure food security and sufficiency. We have to feed ourselves to tame hunger. So, those are the targets of this Government."

Governor Fubara assured that no matter the challenges facing his Administration, his eyes will still be on the ball, and will not lose focus.

The Governor insisted: "We have promised our people that our Government will be for the people. We care for the people.
The people are more important to us. When you have the people, you have everything.

"It doesn't matter the high and mighty, the number of policemen that you carry around. The people are most important. Because the people are the ones who, in their sub-units, control people who at the end, make the decisions when the time comes.

"It is not the policemen. It is not the army. It is not the escorts. It is the people. So, our concern is how to meet the needs if the people," the Governor added.

Governor Fubara also said that the country was at a crossroads, and emphasised the need to stand on the side of truth matter the number supporting you.

"What is important is any decision you make, you weigh it. What matters in life is, not coming on radio or television to talk about integrity. No. There are things that matter! Display evidence, public signs on your body and around you that show if you have integrity."

In his address, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Hon Bamidele Salam, said they were in the State for the first retreat of the committee.

Hon Salam pointed out that they chose the State because it is peaceful, and has a Governor who understands what governance truly means and has never been distracted by the political crisis confronting his Administration.

He commended the Governor for achieving over 26 projects in his first 100 days in office, and urged him to continue to deliver dividends of democracy to Rivers people.

He also urged the Governor yo continue to anchor his Administration on peace, saying that without peace, they can never be any meaningful development in the State.

About 36 members of the committee, their aides and the retreat consultants were on the delegation for the visit.

Signed
Nelson Chukwudi

Chief Press Secretary to the Rivers State Governor

Friday, April 19, 2024.

If greedy Wike hear this one now, wahala go start all over again...