emiye:
That state is a paradox. The tiniest and least populated state in Nigeria. With access funds of over 70% of that of Lagos, yet no mega projects except construction of 33.billion naira govt house.

hardywaltz:
Project name: Bayelsa State Governor's office
Cost: #33.8 Billion
Jonathanians: World Class Project (thumbs up)

Project name: Abuja City Tower
Cost: ‪#‎70billion‬ naira
Jonathanians: World Class project (thumbs up)

Project name: Rivers Monorail
Cost: ‪#‎29billion‬
Jonathanians: Elephant Project (Jail the Governor or impeach him anyhow)
Double standard in full regale

nijanigga:

Are you not cursed? where were you during the fuel increase strike? 200 million mumus.

redcliff:


No its not the leaders. The people have given them the freehand to do whatever without holding them accountable. Only coming to nl to rant about it...

nkpommpko:
true but want do we do when we are our own problems, some off this people never had nothing before being commisioners etc and we know it, in a few weeks after becoming deputy governors he starts building personal estates and nobody is saying nothing. I think people the social media to expose all these the evidence is every where.

abbakacici:
the project is going to create many temporary jobs in the state.
1)labourers (brick layers wheel pusher etc) each will paid around 2000 to 4000 a day depending on experiences (60k-120k a month)
2) food sellers
3)recharge card sellers
4) brick, wood, cement, sand sellers
5) taxi and keke drivers etc so at least the citizen of the state will benefit

abbakacici:
the project is going to create many temporary jobs in the state.
1)labourers (brick layers wheel pusher etc) each will paid around 2000 to 4000 a day depending on experiences (60k-120k a month)
2) food sellers
3)recharge card sellers
4) brick, wood, cement, sand sellers
5) taxi and keke drivers etc so at least the citizen of the state will benefit

abbakacici:
the project is going to create many temporary jobs in the state.
1)labourers (brick layers wheel pusher etc) each will paid around 2000 to 4000 a day depending on experiences (60k-120k a month)
2) food sellers
3)recharge card sellers
4) brick, wood, cement, sand sellers
5) taxi and keke drivers etc so at least the citizen of the state will benefit

ProfCorruption:
So sad!

A small state with just eight local governments; population less than a million, and an unbelievable huge revenues. One would think Bayelsa would lead in everything that matters- school enrollment, affordable health care, social welfare for the vulnerable poor, modern infrastructure, qualitative education for Bayelsans. But here is a f$cktard (apologies to Sagamite) of a governor wasting an unbelievable amount of money on what should be Bayelsa's least priority.

blaezderek:
Wetin person like, make him do... We'll all one day make account of our actions. Thank God death is the fearer n respecter of no man.

Onlinebizexpert:
Shey na jesus go stay inside

obailala:
Bayelsa State again!!

Considering the population and land mass of bayelsa state, it should be about the richest state in Nigeria. However, the people of Bayelsa are about the poorest and they live in pitiable squalor and backwardness. With the low population and the little land mass, developing a state like Bayelsa shouldn't be too difficult if only their leaders were not diabolically incompetent and focusless.

Not long ago, we had the saga of the over N24billion Bayelsan Government House named “The Glory Land Castle” which was touted to be the most expensive in the country. The edifice was ridiculously expensive that even the present governor Dickson forbade himself from living in it and we thought he was being reasonable. I believe the “Glory Land Castle” still remains vacant presently but the 'saintly' gov Dickson has just splashed even larger funds (N33billion) on a new government office. How did these BASTARDS even become our leaders?

I remember the CNN expose on the monumental waste called the Bayelsan government house by Timipre Sylva
https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=262914688153

Below is a report on what they called "The Unsuitable Government House". Gov. Dickson complained that the edifice was too expensive and for that reason, has decided to build a more modest edifice albeit at a higher cost.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/bayelsa-s-unsuitable-government-house/146296/

Does Bayelsa state have a world class hospital?.. Does the state have world class schools or even roads?... The only thing Niger-Delta governors think of is "world class government houses" which serves one man. Every governor wants to build a government house and they would tout it as an achievement.

With the accruing oil revenue, a state like Bayelsa has no excuse to be undeveloped. I really pity the poor people in the Niger-Delta areas if true federalism and full resource control is granted.