Rumour could be official policy of a state, by choice. What this means is that you listen to the grapevine if you wanted to know the budget of the state, what government has in mind, when the remaining commissioners may be appointed, will there be Economic and Investment Summit in 2026, is the governor signing certificate of occupancy (C/O) any time soon, etc.
The best centre of rumour hub is social media, often on fb. So, citizens flock there every hour to get some gist of their own state. Yes, the office of the Chief Press Secretary, the third in three years, sends out government statements on project visits, but that is less than 10% of the soul of Rivers State. There are no townhalls, no interactive sessions with stakeholders or the media or civil society. Nobody interviews the governor, and nobody visits the Brick House.
Despite this lacuna, most
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