Governor Seriake Dickson has asked party local government caucuses in the state to nominate women that he will appoint next week as special advisers.
In a statement in Yenagoa on Thursday, the Chief Press Secretary
to the Governor, Fidelis Soriwei, said the women will come from “areas where
they have not been considered for appointment.”
The call for nominations came on the day that criticisms greeted the appointment of 60 special advisers by the governor, a few months to the end of his second and final tenure as governor.
Seriake Dickson
The governor had said that the
appointments were done to enable him finish strong.
He, however, lamented the defection of many of his appointees who were joining the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the November 16 governorship election in the state.
“The government and the party (Peoples
Democratic Party) deplore the ungrateful and unpatriotic attitude of a few
appointees who have been sustained and recognized in the midst of far more
qualified persons for over seven years but are falling prey to the antics of
the APC which is inducing party members with money and fake promises,” Soriwei
said.
He regretted that those that were leaving the party failed to appreciate the fact that they were appointed in place of better-qualified people that were ready and willing to work.
Soriwei however, said that the departure
of the disgruntled aides of the governor was a relief to the government that
would now “give the deserved recognitions and appointments to members who are
willing to work in the interest of the party, and the good people of the
state.”
The governor has appointed a record
3,000 special aides since he came into office almost eight years ago.
