The government of Bayelsa State and relevant stakeholders in the civil service, labour and traditional rulers, on Wednesday, in Yenagoa, endorsed a number of reforms aimed at restructuring the public service for effective delivery.
The meeting was also aimed at checking the syndrome of ghost workers and other unwholesome practices in the public service.
While assurng the stakeholders of his commitment to reposition the state public service, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson called for the support of stakeholders in the implementation of the various reforms.
He described as unacceptable, the age long sharp practices in the state civil service, adding that, the monthly wage bill of over N4 billion was no longer sustainable.
According to him, the meeting was convened to intimate the stakeholders of the financial position of the state as well as chart a way forward, in view of the prevailing economic situation in the country.
Some of the reforms as highlighted by the governor and endorsed by the stakeholders in attendance include; approval of N200 million monthly subvention to the state owned Niger Delta University, stressing that, from henceforth, only subventions would be given to tertiary institutions as against the old practice of monthly payment of salaries.
The Governor also announced the approval of N10 billion for the purpose of upgrading the facilities in all its tertiary institutions across the state and also instituted a special Education Safety Corps to ensure the safety of its schools.