The Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon Seriake Dickson has sworn in the candidates who emerged victorious in the recently conducted local Government elections in the State as council chairmen.
At the inauguration ceremony held inside the Banquet Hall of Government House, Yenagoa, the Governor said his administration will not tolerate any act of indiscipline.
“As we are (the state government), we are neither deducting nor authorizing any form of deductions from your council funds, we will also ensure that you the chairmen, particularly do not use council funds as your own personal pocket money. The present administration in Bayelsa State will not allow council chairmen to treat the resources coming to the councils to service godfathers, godmothers and god Sisters. The resources that are coming into this state as you have clearly seen at the state level are being deployed fully to the development of our state”.
The newly sworn-in local government chairmen have also been warned against turning the monthly allocation and other funds accruing to the Council to ‘pocket money’.
He stressed the need for the council chairmen to be disciplined financially.
The Governor further added that his administration has put in place a machinery to monitor and give monthly reports on their activities to ensure that funds accruing to the third tier of government are utilized solely for development.
In fulfillment of the 35 percent affirmative action, Governor Dickson disclosed that over 60 percent of women are holding elective positions at the local government level, stressing that PDP has set the pace in women empowerment in the country beginning with Bayelsa.
The Local Government Chairmen are Andy Obed for Brass, Tobiyei Billy (Ekeremor) Gbaranbiri Eselemo (Kolokuma/Opokuma) and Eminah Bioghoemi Benneth (Nembe). Others are Mr. Enaye Richard Abah (Ogbia), Willy Oyadougha Jerry (Sagbama), Chief Remember Ogbe (Southern Ijaw) and Hon. Chubby Ben Walson (Yenagoa).
