Nigeria, Aug. 8 -- Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has directed all government officials who are in possession of state-owned vehicles to physically present them for inspection.

Mr Nwifuru gave the order in a memo signed by the Secretary to the Ebonyi State Government (SSG), Grace Umezurike, which was forwarded to PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday.

Although the memo had no date, a top official of the Ebonyi State Government told this newspaper that it was issued on Wednesday.

The memo mandated that every official vehicle - whether classified as official, utility, or both - must be brought to the SSG's office premises for verification.

According to the schedule released for the exercise, all principal officers and commissioners are to...