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Imo govt reveals amount spent on statues
One of the statues, Jacob Zuma, erected in Owerri
Amount spent on each statue in Imo revealed.
The Special Assistant to the Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha on Electronic Media, Dr. Ebere Nzeworji, has disclosed the cost of each of the statues of some African leaders erected by the governor in Owerri, the State capital.
Nzeworji, while reacting to reports that each of the statues cost N520 million, said each statue cost between N400,000 and N500,000.
Naija News gathered that the governor’s media aide, who revealed this in an interview with Peoples’ Voice at Darlying FM in Owerri, said “it was not true that millions were spent on erecting statue.”
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He added that the government had purchased new equipment for its Specialist Hospital and that 21 doctors were currently in the health facility to deliver healthcare service to the people.
He noted that five hospitals had been handed over to the military as specialist health institutions out of the 27 built.
Nzeworji said the state government had also instituted ‘Imo Rural Roads Mobilization Project’ to handle 27 roads in the 27 local councils by December.
