He disclosed this after emerging from the meeting of the committee on Friday which lasted for over 12 hours.
“We had a very fruitful deliberation and of course you know it is a technical subcommittee of a committee.
“And at the level of the committee, we have reached near consensus and by the time we go to the plenary we will have a complete agreement and maybe from there the media can start their job. As it is now I think we are better of that we were,” Governor Uzodimma said.
Yesterday the Committee broke into sub committees to converge today for dialogue.
From 12 noon the various groups meet to discuss the critical issues involved and by 7 pm they were done to reconvene for the Committee of the whole where each group will make it’s presentation.
Present are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation ; Incumbent George Akum, Minister of State Labour and Employment Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Senator Abubaka Atiku Bagudu, Hope Uzodinma, the governor of Imo, representing the governor.
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