Bayelsa Govt Condemns Inciting Statements

Bayelsa State Commis
sioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Jonathan Onuebite, says nflammatory statements and falsehoods propagated by mischief makers against the administration of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson are threatening the smooth running of the administration.
“Council is condemning the activities of Bayelsans who issue statements that are not true, just to incite the populace against the government. We want to call on Bayelsans not to believe them. All through their lives, some of them have been dependent on the government; some of them have held different positions within and outside the government.
“Some of them have even held positions in very respected institutions and speaking for us as a people. But, in recent times, they have decided to condemn every activity of the government and also spreading falsehood. This is a very transparent government and there is no money to share to anybody.”
“No amount of blackmail will make this government change its ways and share money to people that do not deserve it. Bayelsans need development and we want to use the resources of this state to develop Bayelsa for our future, so that our children will benefit from the foundation that we are laying today.”
According to him, while the government is open to constructive criticisms on its policies and programmes, it will not succumb to any form of blackmail or propaganda by persons, who do not have the interest of the state at heart.
He reiterated that Governor Dickson had never tampered with funds allocated to the third tier of government, since 2012, stressing that, the state government had rather, been supportive of local governments with the payment of 60% of primary school teachers’ salaries.