Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Henry Seriake Dickson, on Monday directed the immediate payment of January salary to civil servants and political appointees.

The directive was contained in a statement issued to journalists by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson‎.

According to him, the move was in line with the governor’s commitment to ensuring the prompt payment of salaries based on the availability of funds.‎

He said that in 2018, just like last year, the government will not delay the payment of salaries, provided monies accrued to the state from the federation gets to‎ it in good time.‎

While maintaining that the government is fully committed to the welfare of its workforce, the statement solicited their cooperation to enable ‎the administration perform more of its obligations.