The governor insists on running the government from his country home.
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The administration of the former governor of the state, Okezie Ikpeazu, had commissioned the new Government House on 28 May, a day before the end of his tenure.PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth, meticulously researched news and information.
Unlike Mr Otti, the previous governors of the state before him were elected under the platform of the then-ruling PDP.on abandoning the two government buildings, Mr Otti’s administration claimed he preferred operating from his private residence to save cost instead of “lavishing” public funds to renovate the governor’s lodge within the old Government House.
Lawyers had told this newspaper that Mr Otti’s operation from a private residence was not illegal but raised questions about the use or abandonment of public properties. “The option would have been to use the money I used to pay pensioners to retrofit the Government House. But, I felt we could operate from anywhere while doing the most important things first,’’ he said.
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