Bayelsa State government has reaffirmed its commitment to completing all initiated projects, ensuring that no infrastructure development is left abandoned.
This was disclosed yesterday by the commissioner for Finance, Hon. Maxwell Ebibai, while addressing concerns about project execution and funding at the transparency briefing held at the Treasury Building in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
He emphasized that all projects under the Prosperity Government are meticulously planned, ensuring that funds are available for their completion before they are even initiated.
The finance commissioner noted that capital payments for government projects are released periodically based on certification, ensuring that no project is stalled due to lack of funds.
He further explained that the administration has deliberately created savings to cover outstanding certificates when they become due, preventing financial constraints from hindering progress.
He also stated that the Prosperity government is focused on embarking on projects that are not only necessary but also carefully structured within a broader development framework and assured that by the end of the administration, there would be no abandoned projects in Bayelsa.
Ebibai stressed that while some projects may still be ongoing, the state government is making provisions to ensure that sufficient funds are reserved for their eventual completion.
He reiterated that Governor Diri remains committed to prudent governance, prioritizing only projects that have been thoroughly assessed, planned for, and have guaranteed financial backing. This, he said, sets the Prosperity Government apart in its approach to sustainable development and infrastructure growth in Bayelsa State.
He said, “The governor has always reiterated and emphasized at different points that the projects of prosperity government are planned in a manner that the state will have the capacity to complete these projects and we won’t have abandoned projects.
“You see periodic heavy capital payment when certificates are presented. Our own certificates are not yet due. There are saving to take care of those certificates when they are presented because we are planning for the completion of those projects to ensure that those projects are completed.
“So the government of Senator Douye Diri, as governor of Bayelsa State is very prudent in trying, not just in embarking on projects that cannot be completed, but projects that reasonably, he has planned for and knows how these projects will be completed.
“They are not just projects coming up like that but they are projects that are part of a puzzle and we are picking and completing the puzzle gradually bringing up projects that are very relevant and completing the puzzle. So we hope that by the end of the government, there will be no abandoned projects. There may be ongoing projects and there will likely be savings for those projects to be completed.”
