‘Blame Adeosun For Unpaid Nov Salaries,’ Gov Dickson Tells Bayelsa Civil Servants

Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has told Civil Servants in Bayelsa State that his government should not be blamed for unpaid November salaries to workers in the state.

Dickson said the non-payment of salaries to the Civil Servants was due to the delay by the Federal Ministry of Finance to release the next batch of the Paris Club refund and the monthly federal allocation to the Bayelsa government.

The governor said this in a statement by Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation.

“It has become important to explain to our workers why the salary for the month of November has not been paid. The Federal Ministry of Finance did not hold the usual FAAC meeting that should precede the release of funds to states and local governments,” said the Bayelsa government.

“The failure of the government to convene the meeting has culminated in the failure of the Federal Government to release the November allocations to Bayelsa and her entitlements in the Paris Club debt refund.

“However, Bayelsa workers are assured of the government’s commitment to ensure that their salaries are paid as soon as the awaited funds are received,” it said.