The Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has ordered the immediate suspension of ongoing sale of assets belonging to the state.
He has also constituted a three-man committee to ascertain the level of compliance with due process in the sale of assets already concluded.
A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said the committee is expected to compile a comprehensive list of all the government property that have been removed or sold to the auctioneers and advised the government on appropriate action to be taken.
The chairman of the committee is the State’s Head of Service, Dr. Peter Singabele; Deacon Markson Fefegha is the Secretary while the Special Adviser to the governor on Security Matters, Chief Boma Spero-Jack is a member.
The committee, which has six terms of reference, will look into all ongoing auction sales, determine the list and physical state of the equipment and items at the time of sale and unveil the identity or identities of all the auctioneers involved.
It will also make any other recommendations that would ensure a proper conduct of all similar exercises of the government in the future.
Dickson, who charged members of the committee to submit its report within two weeks, directed all permanent secretaries and chief executives to submit all documents relating to the sale of government assets in their ministries, departments and agencies to the committee.
The state government had sometime last year embarked on sale of government equipment and items as a way of generating revenue for the state following the dwindling revenues to the state.
