Dickson Appoints Six Additional Aides
The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has appointed six more aides in addition to the over 100 made in the last three weeks, in a move seen as one to strengthen his grip on the grassroots ahead the November 16 governorship election.
A few days ago, the governor appointed 32 Chairmen of Rural Development Authorities (RDAs) and scores of RDA legislative houses members in addition to 60 new Special Advisers he appointed earlier.
His Chief Press Secretary, Fidelis Soriwei, said that the new appointments will further rev the engine of governance of the current government to consolidate on the gains of the last eight years.
He said, “Governor Seriake Dickson has approved the following new appointments; Lecky Tamama, Special Adviser; Godgift Fefegha, Senior Special Assistant; Mr. Muneneyi Edwin Fefegha, Senior Special Assistant; Mr. Figilo Douye Prosper, Special Assistant and Mr. Bank Enize, Special Assistant
Tamama, the new special adviser, was a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and played key roles in the Protocol Committee and the Committee on Policy and Programmes of the party’s Campaign Organisation in Bayelsa, before his defection. He was also a former Rural Development Authority (RDA) Chairman, Epie/Atissa in Yenagoa.
“All the appointments are with immediate effect, with the Special Adviser to be sworn in, at a date to be announced later,” Soriwei said.
Apart from 32 chairmen, Dickson had earlier appointed seven special advisers including Churson Obosi, for the newly created ministry of NGOs, Cooperative and Diaspora Affairs.
Earlier, the governor appointed 60 special assistants. He has also sworn in several special advisers including the former Chairman, Caretaker Committee, Sagbama Local Government Area, Michael Magbisa, and his Yenagoa counterpart, Mr. Austin Sambo.
The governor also picked
Mr. Living Mitin as Special Governor’s Representative for Ekeremor Local Government Area, while Weris Tike was appointed as Chairman, Waterways, for Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. Also, Tolu Amatu, former chairman of Ekeremor council is now Chairman Bayelsa Environmental Sanitation Agency.
The latest addition swells the number of appointees to over 3,000, according to an earlier statement by the government.
Meanwhile, the Sagbama Local Government Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr. Peter Bofumo, has dumped the party for the PDP. He was received by Governor Dickson in his office.