“In the wake of fuel subsidy removal by the federal government, fuel prices have increased astronomically, leading to rise in prices of goods and services.'
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday reduced the number of work days that civil and public servants would have to commute to their workplaces from five days to three days a week, amongst other measures.
“The Edo State Government shares the pains of our people and wants to assure everyone that we are standing with them in these very challenging times. “We hope to increase it even further if more allocation accrues to our state from the federal government in view of the expected savings from the removal of the fuel subsidy,” the governor said.
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