According to Payroll Syndicates Bleeding Bayelsa State...

Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Seriake Dickson on Wednesday inaugurated a 24-member Ad-hoc Committee of Pastors for Pension Administration in the state. The committee is mandated to verify all pensioners in the state. The committee is part of the government's ongoing efforts to put an end to payroll fraud and other unwholesome practices in the public sector.

Inaugurating the members in Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Dickson said, Five Hundred Million Naira was being spent for payment of pensioners' salaries.

The Governor in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Francis Ottah Agbo, said his government has discovered a syndicate that, defrauds the state public service in the name of settling retirees' pensions and sundry entitlements, thereby robbing the state of revenues that, should have been utilized for development purposes.

Governor Dickson directed the committee to identify all genuine pensioners by visiting their communities as the payment of salaries for retirees would henceforth, be based on the outcome of its findings.

The Governor also urged members of the committee to collaborate with community leaders, youths and women, as well as the Pensions Board to enable them conduct the verification exercise effectively.

His words: “For the past 6 years, we have been quietly waging a war against fraud and wastage in our public service and we have stepped it up to another level.

"This state spends about N500m paying salaries of pensioners, and that is a good thing. When people have worked and put in a better part of their lives in the service of our people, it is right and fair that the state meets its responsibility in terms of taking care of them. And we take that very seriously.

"However, what we have discovered is that a syndicate has been milking the state and our pensioners. We have brought it under some kind of control and we are striving to clean up the payroll of the workforce and we want to do same for the pensioners in our state.

"So today marks the formation of the Community Verification Programme beginning with the verification of pensioners. Every pensioner is from a community. Those that are from outside Bayelsa will be isolated and verified."

Members of the Ad-hoc Committee of Pastors for Pension Administration are, Pastor Samuel John Peters, Dr. Stephen Olali, Pastor Solomon Sylvanus Noinkoru to take charge of Nembe Local Government Area, while to take charge of Sagbama Local Government Area are, Bishop Dotimi Egbegi, Bishop Ebi Belepeigha and Rev. Hamilton Ekeke.

Others are, Archbishop Jacob Akpiri, Pastor MacDonald Osaribie and Pastor Ikiowari Asingbi to take charge of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area: Rev. Living Joshua, Cath. John Danson Aputu and Bishop Ewili Zedie will superintend Yenagoa Local Government Area, while Archbishop Israel Ege, Pastor Emmanuel Janakuro and Apostle Ayaogbo Diyo Emuren are deployed in Ekeremor Local Government Area.

Similarly, Rev. Fr. Opelema Joseph, Rev. Renner Osmeya and Rev. Sunday Jackson will handle Ogbia Local Government Area, while Pastor David Miebara Yalah, Pastor Excellent Baralatei and Pastor Timi Kai will oversee Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area. Brass Local Government Area has Pastor Emmanuel Waribugo, Pastor Godwill Oriango and Pastor Otonte Iyabi.


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So he feels Pastors are the right people to put in-charge? Anyways, What do I know






FTC!

We pray they do better and prove him right.

A governor without any iota of human sympathy

Civil servants nightmare



Since he came on board, he has conducted more than 15 verifications and right now he is issuing compulsory retirement to people whose salaries are bearely enough to fund their monthly obligations,


I weep for my people of Bayelsa

Another opportunity, to waste money, time and punish the old folks. That's what he is good at

A very wicked governor