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Contractors picket finance ministry over N18bn debt

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Indigenous contractors on Monday staged a protest at the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to kick against the non-payment of their N18bn contract sum by th

e ministry.

The protesters displayed placards at the ministry demanding the finance minister to settle their claims. “They once told us that N18bn has been released to pay us and announced to the world on July 8 that the finance ministry would pay local contractors within seven to 14 days from the date of the announcement but nothing has been done,” Rowland said.

He said, “The ministry eventually met with them and explained to them that the verification process takes time.

 

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