A five member Student Liaison Committee has been inaugurated with the mandate to liaise between the Bayelsa Government and various student bodies in the State to ensure a harmonious relationship between them. Inaugurating members of the committee at the Executive Council Chambers in Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Seriake Dickson charged them to notify Government of the problems and other needs of students towards ensuring their welfare and wellbeing. Represented by the Commissioner for Education, Chief Salo Adikumo, the Governor reminded the committee of Government’s huge investment in education as it remains the cornerstone of the restoration Government and stressed the…
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The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has given December 2014 deadline for the completion of the multi-billion naira Ogbia-Nembe road in the East Senatorial District of the State, as he presents a cheque of N3bn as balance payment to the Management of SETRACO plc. The contract was awarded few years ago by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in conjunction with the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). Presenting the financial instrument during the Monthly Transparency briefing on Wednesday at the Banquet Hall, the Governor said the timely completion of the project is dear to the heart of his administration,…
Bayelsa State Government has declared N23.8 billion as balance of funds in its coffers at the end of November 2013.Analyzing the State’s income and expenditure for the months of October and November at the monthly transparency briefing on Tuesday, the State Deputy Governor, retired Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah explained that the amount include N12. 3bn and N11.6bn savings for the months of October and November respectively. The gross inflow for the month of October, according to the Deputy Governor stood at N14.593bn out of which, statutory allocation was N2.585bn, NNPC, N233 million, 13% derivation N10.105bn, VAT 616m, 231. SURE-P,…
The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has proposed a N299.2bn appropriation bill comprising N162.5bn Recurrent expenditure and N136.7bn Capital expenditure for the 2014 fiscal year as against N304.05bn passed into law by the State House of Assembly in 2013. Presenting the appropriation bill to the State House of Assembly on Tuesday in Yenagoa, the Governor said the bill would be financed from a total revenue projection of N282.6bn and capital receipts of N16.5bn. Tagged “Budget of Further Consolidation”, Hon. Dickson who restated his commitment to diversification from Oil and Gas sector in his estimation said the budget revenue profile…
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has described the warm reception accorded him and his entourage during the Thank-You-Tour of the State as an expression of the tacit support the Chiefs and people of the State has for the Restoration Administration. The Governor, who stated this in a Government House statement, was full of gratitude to the various LGA Chairmen, Traditional Rulers’ Councils, the women, the youths and the entire people for their massive turn-out in all the communities and Local Government Areas that were visited. Hon. Dickson also commended the Traditional institutions for the various Chieftaincy titles conferred…
The State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson has described the successful completion of his thank-you-tour to the eight Local Government Areas as a manifestation of God’s manifold blessings upon his life and the State.Governor Dickson stated this while speaking at this month’s edition of the monthly praise night organised by the State Government at Toru-Orua in Sagbama Local Government Area of the State. Describing the tour as historic and accident-free, Chief Dickson expressed delight and thankfulness to God, noting that he saw the involvement of God from the beginning of the programme to its conclusion. The Governor, who expressed his happiness…
Nine teaching staff of Community Secondary School, Aleibiri in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have been suspended for dereliction of duty by Governor Seriake Dickson. The affected teachers; Tenkiri Pere, Cornet Akpoaresine, Folorunso Funso, Berepigi Tiko, Ebenibo Richard, Zuokumor Erica and Lobia Clara were not at their duty posts during the Governor’s unscheduled visit to the school Expressing dismay over the attitude of some teachers in the State to duty, Hon. Dickson said his administration would not condone any acts of lawlessness as he ordered the immediate suspension of the affected teachers pending the outcome of the findings…
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson at the weekend restated his administration’s commitment to youth empowerment, as he rounded off a 2-week state-wide thank you tour with a visit to Sagbama Local Government Area of the State. Speaking at a reception organized in his honour in Sagbama, the Governor who attributed his success in politics to God’s abiding grace and goodwill of the people advised the youth to take advantage of various empowerment programmes put in place by the present administration. The Governor who was accompanied on the trip by his wife, Dr. Rachael Dickson, the Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral…
The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Thursday in Ekeremor, headquarters of Ekeremor Local Government Area set a 2015 deadline for the completion of the ongoing multi billion naira Sagbama-Ekeremor section of the Sagbama-Ekeremor-Agge road in the West senatorial district of the State.Disclosing this during a Thank you tour to the area, the Governor said opening up of the three senatorial districts has become imperative in view of the resolve of the present administration to attract local and foreign investors to the State.Accompanied on the trip by his Deputy, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah, (retd), Hon. Dickson called for…
The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has signed into law a 2013 supplementary budget of N42.2bn after its passage by the legislative arm of Government.The budget is aimed at covering the expenditure that were not covered in the main budget.Commending the legislators for their understanding and cooperation, the Governor disclosed that the 2014 appropriation bill would be presented to the House next week.He, therefore, expressed optimism that the bill when presented would be given speedy passage to enable Government actualize its developmental programmes.Presenting the bill for Governor’s assent, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Konbowei…