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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, empathised with Edo people in the wake of the rise in prices of goods and services and overall cost of living occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal, by announcing measures to ameliorate the sufferings currently faced by residents.

In a statement, Obaseki said the state has reduced the number of work days that civil and public servants will have to commute to their workplaces from five days a week to three days a week, among other measures.