Dickson’s Government Transformed & Repositioned The Bayelsa State Civil Service With The Public Service Reforms – Group

The Bayelsa State Graduates Forum (BSGF) has commended the Former Governor and Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson for taking the bold step to successfully carried out the Bayelsa State Civil Service Reforms during his reign as Governor of the State.

The group in a statement sent to hotnews expressed total satisfaction with the process of the State Civil Service Reforms carried out under Dickson’s administration, stressing that the Public Service Reforms corrected the abnormalities in the State Civil Service which lasted for decades.

The Public Service Reforms strategically corrected all the abnormalities in the State Civil Service which further transformed, restructured and repositioned the State Civil Service for effective productivity and improved welfare of Civil Servants in the State.

Overwhelmingly the Public Service Reforms not only restructured, transformed and repositioned the State Civil Service, but further created employment opportunities for young and vibrant youths of Bayelsa State who were eminently qualified for employment.

The Dickson’s administration State Public Service Reforms created the vacuum for the employment of two thousand first class graduates and thousands of employable qualified graduates in different profession, which drastically reduced the rate of unemployment in the state.

The Public Service Reforms reduced the overblown wage bill of the State Civil Service Commission which paved the way for the automatic employment of first class graduates and other qualified graduates to be self-reliant and improved welfare.

The Public Civil Service Reforms freed the State Civil Service Commission from issues of age falsification, fake certificates, underage, ghost workers and multiple employment in different ministries and government parastatals.

The reforms further enhanced the effectiveness and productivity of civil servants with proper supervision.

The group while responding to claims of poor welfare of civil servants during the restoration government, stated that the Dickson’s administration never owed workers salaries even during economic recessions where most state governors couldn’t pay salaries.

The group buttressed by stating that the primary objective of the State Public Service Reforms was to fish out the bad eggs from the State Civil Service for improved welfare of civil servants in the state.

Dickson’s administration placing the welfare of civil servants with utmost importance, created the Bayelsa Health Insurance Scheme (BHIS) to enable civil servants and their families to have easy access to medical treatment in public hospitals and clinics in the state.

No administration cared for civil servants in the state more than Dickson’s administration. The welfare of civil servants was Dickson’s top priority during his administration.

Dickson’s administration first in history declared emergency on the educational sector by making primary and secondary education free with provision of educational materials in order to support civil servants and parents who can’t afford quality education for their children.

Dickson led restoration government built modern apartments for teachers, headmasters and principals in various local government areas across the state with the sole purpose of improving the welfare of civil servants in the state, which was first in the history of the state.

The group added that no government had made deliberate policies and programmes to improve the welfare of civil servants in the state more than the Dickson’s administration, stressing that Dickson restructured and repositioned the civil service for improved welfare and productivity.

Dickson left an unbeatable record in the state civil service first in the history of the state” the group added.