Bayelsa has no Perm Sec in federal service - PDP

The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peo­ples Democratic Party (PDP), has alleged that no indigene of the state has been appointed a Permanent Secretary in the federal service un­der the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

It also expressed shock at the exclusion of the state from the list of am­bassadorial nominees the President presented to the Senate last Thurs­day for confirmation.

The party blamed the development on the atti­tude of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a statement, the state PDP Chairman, Deacon Cleopas Moses, said recent would-be ambassadors’ list sent to the Senate without any representation from Bayelsa was a clear in­dication of the personal grudge the APC-led Federal Government has for the state.

Moses faulted the fed­eral government’s man­agement of the nation’s economy, describing it as largely responsible for the failure of several states to pay workers’ salaries and meet other financial obligations.

He urged the Federal Government to explain to Nigerians whether Bayelsa has no career diplomat eligible to be appointed as an am­bassador and the non-appointment of any indigene of the state as permanent secretary in the civil service.

According to him, the Bayelsa chapter of the APC is largely responsi­ble for the development because of the fear of be­ing defeated in the last governorship election.

The PDP chairman recalled that Governor Seriake Dickson drew attention to the ill-treat­ment of the state when the Head of Service of the Federation visited the state.