When taking over the baton of leadership in Bayelsa in 2012, the Governor of Bayelsa, Henry Seriake Dickson, promised the citizenry a meticulous adherence to effective management of the resources of the state. He was firm in his declaration that the ‘Restoration Administration’ would have no place for profligacy and a simmering culture of waste in the state. To show the magnitude and depth of his commitment to financial accountability and transparency, Dickson signed the Bayelsa State transparency bill into law.
To him, the pursuit of transparency and accountability must flow from the Creek Haven seat of governance in the state. The law mandates the governor to brief the state on receipts from the Federation Account, internally generated revenue and expenditures in the state.
In what was clearly a marked breakaway from a cruel tradition of the past, the governor affirmed his determination to ensure that revenue coming into the state were not shared to service…
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