Governor Dickson Lash Out On Oyegun Over Alleged Misuse Of Funds

In a released statement issued on Monday by his chief press secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the governor said he assumed office in February 2012 inheriting a massive debt profile of N332 billion.


He said: “Through prudent management and commitment to the ethos of good governance, that debt today stands at N90 billion. Out of the N440 billion that government received as allocation from the Federation Account, about N242 billion was used to help pay down that debt even as it embarked on an unprecedented level of infrastructural development and socio-economic welfare schemes.

“This is why the Bayelsa State government considers as very uncharitable the statement attributed to APC Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun that the government has nothing to show for that allocation from the centre.