- Seriake Dickson orders the payment of two out of the three months salary arrears owed workers
- Dickson says N8 billion would be used to pay the salaries and pension arrears
- The Bayelsa government also tongue-lashes at Heineken Lokpobiri over his comment on the debt profile of the state
The governor of Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson, has reportedly ordered the payment of salary arrears and pension of workers as the state received the sum of N24.16 billion from the Paris Club refund.
Channels Television reports that the governor issued the directive on Monday, September 24, through the state’s commissioner for information and orientation, Markson Iworiso-Markson.
Iworiso-Markson reportedly explained that the payment is for two out of the outstanding three months salary arrears to workers and four out of seven months pension arrears in the state.
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According to him, the state government got N21.94 billion while the local governments received N2.22 billion.
The commissioner said the state government decided to make the Paris Club debt public in consonance with the prevailing policy of transparency and accountability for which the administration is reputed.
He explained that the government would spend N8 billion of the total money to the payment of outstanding salary arrears and pension.
The commissioner also described the recent N800 billion debt claim by the minister of state for agriculture, Heineken Lokpobiri, as disgraceful and unexpected of a person occupying his exalted position.
“It was que*r and indeed sad that a minister could quote wild debt figures with the intent to mislead the public and discredit the government,” he said.
“The Debt Management Office, (a federal Institution) in its June 2018, report, stated that the debt portfolio of the state was N123 billion. This figure includes contingent liabilities which included contract payments and pension obligations.
“While the government is making every effort to achieve massive developmental strides in every area, government wish to condemn the unguarded statements of some highly placed individuals.
“The recent unsubstantiated statement of the minister of state for agriculture saying the state is owing N800 billion is disappointing,” he said.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that flood victims around the Epie Creek in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital, lamented over their loss and the ordeal they have suffered due to the disaster that have ravaged their homes.
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The report said the impact of flooding caused by the overflow of the waters from Taylor Creek, tributaries of Orashi and Niger rivers, constituted terrible unrest and untold pain for residents in the area.
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