The payment was made during the monthly
transparency briefing held at the Banquet Hall,
Government House, Yenagoa, where it was
revealed that the payment is an initial deposit of
30 percent for the contract for a ‘Safe City, Safe
State’ security agreement.
Bayelsa state Governor, Seriake Dickson explained
that the security deal would ensure electronic
surveillance of the state.
He noted that security was cardinal to the
transformational agenda of his administration,
and that the contractor would complete the
project before government will pay the balance.
The transparency briefing also afforded the
government the opportunity of informing its
citizens of the total financial balance of the state
as N29.53 billion and that the state was not
owing any contractor just as it was servicing
debts inherited from previous administration.
The governor also announced that the Internally
Generated Revenue (IGR) profile of the state had
risen to over N1.3 billion due to a combination of
policies, sacrifices and understanding by civil
servants.
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