Dickson succeeded where his predecessors failed – SAN

A Senior of Advocate of N‎igeria (SAN), Mr. Biriyai Dambo, on Friday, said the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, succeeded greatly in areas his predecessors failed.

Dambo commended Dickson for the political maturity existing in the state contrary to the political crises that characterized the administrations of former governors in the state.

Speaking in Yenagoa, he said with few weeks to commencement of political activities, beginning with party primaries, Bayelsa was experiencing relative peace and civility, which clearly revealed the kind of leadership in the state.

He said in the past, the state would have erupted in violence culminating in mindless attacks of political opponents and other upheavals.

But he said with Dickson in the saddle, such upheavals belonged permanently to the dustbin of the past.

Dambo fracas that used to occur between the executive and other arms of government in the state had become a thing of the past, adding that Dickson with an unusual masterstroke brought about mutual existence among them.

He said: “During Alamieyeseigha’s administration, there was a fracas between the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary.‎ But for six years now that the restoration government has been on the saddle, there is an unprecedented cordial relationship among the three arms of the state government, which is a huge plus for him” Dambo said.

‎”The Bayelsa judiciary bill was passed into law on October 14, 2012 and its  basic reason was to establish ‘fiscal Independence of the judiciary’.

“The Restoration Government wanted to show that it believes in the Financial Autonomy of the judiciary. It means the chief judge wouldn’t have to go to the executive to source fund and that was a welcome development. What governor Dickson did was something very fundamental and commendable”.

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‎He told the people of the state that Dickson is a man that came to get Bayelsa out of its deteriorating state.

He noted that though things might seem difficult at the present because of how past administration squandered money meant for development, Bayelsa is on the right path.

He said previous administrations did not focus on infrastructural development but Dickson came and build legacy projects despite Bayelsa being purely a civil service state with very little internally generated revenue and the absence of industries.

Dambo‎ who described Dickson as a visionary leader for building the Bayelsa International Airport because of its socio-economic benefit, added that the airport would further open the state.

He said: “By the time the Nembe-Brass road is completed, we will put a deep sea port there and with the airport, ships can come in from there meaning business will flourish and Bayelasa will become an industrial hub”.

On the ongoing civil service reforms in the state, the lawyer expressed optimism that the jobs to be created after the reforms would stop militancy and youth restiveness.

He praised the Bayelsa Governor ‎for championing the call for restructuring of the country, saying a restructured Nigeria would bring about true federalism.

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