He disclosed that like the Federal Government, there was pressure to stop prosecution of some cases, while some people with concrete evidence refused to come out to testify.
He, however, said that such antics did not and would not deter the government from pushing for the recovery of stolen funds in the state.
The governor said that he was unsure why other governors were finding it difficult to implement the TSA, disclosing that the merits of the system outweighed its demerits.
“I am not an accountant but immediately I became aware of both the advantages and disadvantages of TSA, I gave the instruction that it should be implemented.
“I organised a committee immediately and today, TSA is being implemented.
“I don’t know why some governors are finding it difficult to implement TSA in their states but out of the TSA implementation in our state, we have gained some dividends.
“We are now tracing some accounts that were not known to us before and we are seeing some excesses in those accounts, especially in some of the ministries.
“So, I will advise other states that have not yet implemented TSA to do so,’’ he said.
Lalong assured that in spite of the reduction in monthly allocation to the state, there would be no downsizing of workers in the state.
“It will be very difficult to downsize on the plateau; I don’t intend to and I will not. All I want to do is to maintain what I have and also improve on it.
“That’s why our concentration is on improving on the revenue so that we can, if possible, employ additional workforce.
“Downsizing in this present administration is going to be very difficult; the president has advised state governments and even corporate organisations not to downsize,’’ he said.
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