The Government of
Governor Seriake Dickson, piqued by uncomplimentary comments, especially from public servants in the state against his administration has warned that the law guiding civil servants in the state would be applied on them.
Dickson gave the warning in a special government announcement signed by the state Head of Service, Mrs Fraizar Okuru while announcing the suspension of Chief Nengimote James, the Chairman of the state branch of Civil Liberty Organisation. (CLO) and also an administrative officer with the state Ministry of Youth Development.
“Mr Nengimote James, an Admin. Officer with the State Ministry of Youth Development took it upon himself to make adverse comments against the state government on a local radio station”.
During the said interview, James was alleged to have criticised the government over the approval giving to it by the state government, House of Assembly to borrow 60m euros., an actions considered as “serious case of misconduct and punishable under Public Service Rule  030402 (g,o,s and w).”
The statement warned that “civil servants in the state to guard against acts that are totally against the ethics and norms of the service”.
“For the umpteenth time, servants who wish to play politics, are advised in their own interest to honorably resigned from the service as the two cannot go together”, the statement added.
Meanwhile, CLO national headquarters has warned against harassment and intimidation of  its members in Bayelsa State by the Hon Seriake Dickson’s government as well as the violation of their fundamental rights as enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution, the African Charter and UN Declaration on human rights among other human rights instruments to which Nigeria is a signatory.
“The attacks on the CLO, Bayelsa State, were sparked off by the questions raised on the proposed loan of 66 million Euros from Poland by the Dickson regime. The CLO had, in a Communique issued at the end of its state meeting on October 1, 2013, queried the rationale behind the proposed loan by the Dickson’s government.
The loan, according to the government, is being sought to build a Maritime Academy in the state. But CLO argues that the stakeholders for whom the loan was being secured were not involved. CLO also reminded Dickson of his promise to the people during his electioneering campaigns when he declared that his administration would not borrow but would save funds internally from where he would provide the state with infrastructural development.
The statement reaclled that the immediate past secretary of the CLO in the state, Comrade Morris Allagoa, received strange phone calls some days ago from somebody who identified himself as Agbalala.
“ The caller asked him for a meeting at 9 pm but when Allagoa declined, he never called again. Investigations carried out by the CLO allege that Agbalala is the Chief Security Officer to Governor Dickson. CLO is visibly worried about these unprovoked attacks on human rights defenders in a civil rule earned by them by characters most of who were supporters of the draconian regimes of the dark years.”.
The statement which was  signed the Country Director, Mr Ibuchukwu O. Ezike “warn all the state actors and actresses in Nigeria to be very careful how they recklessly and willfully repress the rights of the citizens with impunity not minding the gross corruption and abuse of the due process and rule of law.

Rivers State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Emmanuel Chindah (middle), in a handshake with a guest during the 2013 World Food Day celebration in Port Harcourt last Wednesday. With them are Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Emmanuel Alex and other dignitaries. Photo: Prince Obinna Dele