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“No BVN, no salary for Ebonyi workers”-Umahi

 Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi has declared that there will be no salary for political office holders and civil servants who do not have Bank Verification Numbers (BVN). Umahi made the declaration on Wednesday in Abakaliki while receiving a delegation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the state, led by its Branch Controller, Mr Adayi Onah. The governor said that the measure would also affect those who provided incomplete and wrong BVN. “Some of you that have not opened account for the first time in your lives will now open account. “They said that Ebonyi is the least in account opening, it shouldn’t be, as all these money flowing everywhere should go in and out of banks,” he said. He thanked the branch controller for the visit and his commendation of the state government’s modest achievements in all sectors. “We also thank the CBN governor for his support to the state especially in agriculture which has made it rank among the leading rice producing states in the co...