Ecological Fund: Reps ask FG to halt allocations to NEMA, NEDC, others

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Ecological Fund: Reps ask FG to halt allocations to NEMA, NEDC, others

The lawmakers said they observed that the agencies have deviated from the core mandate of the ecological fund.

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