Just like his predecessor, Gov. Benigno R. Fitial has no plans of moving into the Governor’s Official Residence on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n
Fitial said Friday that he and his family will stay in their residence in Gualo Rai.<\/p>\n
Fitial, a former top executive in the private sector, had built a house with a million-dollar view atop Gualo Rai Hill. <\/p>\n
“No, I’m not moving in there [government building] because I have my own house,” he said, noting that he has actually not been inside the governor’s official residence.<\/p>\n
Fitial’s predecessor, then Gov. Juan N. Babauta, had also opted to stay in his house in Garapan during his four-year term.<\/p>\n
Babauta had said that choosing to live in his house was more economical for the government.<\/p>\n
The official residence was used only for official functions.<\/p>\n
Meantime, Fitial said that the maintenance of the official residence is under the responsibility of governor’s Special Administrative Assistant Evelyn Fleming.<\/p>\n
Recently, Fleming’s office recently used the residence as venue for hosting a dinner for the returning CNMI troops. <\/p>\n
Government sources said the official residence needs a major renovation work to be classified as livable.<\/p>\n
The place, located near the Governor’s Office on the hill, was last occupied by Gov. Pedro P. Tenorio.<\/p>\n
Tenorio had served three times as CNMI governor, the latest of which was in 1998 to 2002. (Liberty Dones)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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