The Bayelsa State Government has provided details of its monthly wage obligations, explaining that payments to civil servants, political office holders and retirees now amount to about N13 billion every month.
The explanation was given on Friday by the Technical Adviser to Governor Douye Diri on Treasury and Accounts, Mr. Timipre Seipolu, during a presentation of the state’s revenue and expenditure profile for March and April at the Treasury Building in Yenagoa.
According to Seipolu, salary payments to civil servants in April stood at N7.74 billion, while N428.66 million was spent on salary arrears. He added that political appointees received N1.95 billion within the same period.
The treasury adviser further disclosed that the state paid N200 million as gratuities to retired civil servants in March, while pension arrears amounted to N259.71 million.
Giving further details of personnel-related expenditures, Seipolu said:
“Grants to tertiary institutions: N2 billion. Salary arrears (right-sizing): N207.59 million. Salary contributions to local government for primary school teachers: N229 million. Youth Corpers allowances: N60.27 million. Minimum wage arrears: N50 million.
“The total of salary-related items which we have mentioned brings our total salary-related items to 13.0 billion,” Seipolu said.
He also revealed that Bayelsa State generated a gross revenue of N42.3 billion in March 2026.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, reiterated the administration’s commitment to openness and accountability in the management of public resources.
She maintained that the government was applying the state’s finances responsibly and encouraged residents to inspect ongoing projects across Bayelsa to see how public funds were being utilised.
The commissioner also stated that the state government remains up to date with its contractual commitments on ongoing infrastructure and development projects.
