Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, yesterday disclosed that the state did not benefit from the recent bailout extended to states by the Federal Government.
According to Dickson, who spoke in Yenogoa, the state capital, the state was left out of the largesse because it did not owe workers’ salaries.
He said: “The bailout that states are getting, Bayelsa is not getting. Since Bayelsa is not indebted, Bayelsa was not given bailout because the bailout was for states that are indebted.”
Speaking on how his administration has been able to pay salaries despite the default by several states in the country, the governor said it has been through the combination of prudence and the selfless dedication of his team.
“For us, the people’s interest comes first and that’s why even in my office in the last three month, there has been no running cost paid. We don’t also have overhead paid in the last three months, all because we want to ensure that salaries of workers are paid.
“These are for us first line charges and every government needs to treat this as priority payments. And so, God has been helping and my team has been supporting and dedicated and that’s why we have been able to achieve, even though most states have not been able to achieve same for now.”
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