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Rivers state head of service holds interactive session with Civil servants.

Our correspondent CHINEDU IWUNNA that the meeting was called by the Head of Service to enable him respond to allegations against him by the leadership of the Labour Movement in Rivers State.

During the interaction; RUFUS GODWIN dismissed an allegation that he had taken possession of a federal mortgage loan for workers.

GODWIN said he could not sign the agreement for the loan because of stringent conditions attached to the package.

He disclosed that the Rivers State Government was already constructing an estate for workers around Akpajo area of Eleme, which he said would be made easily accessible.

The Head of Service also denied influencing the queries issued to some labour leaders in the state over the proposed health insurance scheme of the state government.

However; RUFUS GODWIN noted that the labour leaders did not properly convey the proposed health insurance policy to the workers, which he said was the reason the rejected the scheme.

GODWIN further accused the opposing labour leaders of being appendages of the last administration who have resolved to always criticize the policies of the present government.

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